What color is #574F79?

#574F79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #574F79?

The RGB value is 87, 79, 121: 87 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #574F79?

The complementary color is #71794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #574F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#574F79 color

#574F79 rgb(87, 79, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #574F79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31% green and 47.5% blue (87, 79, 121).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#574F79 color codes

HEX	`#574F79`
RGB	`rgb(87, 79, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, 13.37, -22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 26.34, 300.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.177, 8.999, 19.286)`
Decimal	`5721977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #574F79, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #574F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#574F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #574F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #574f79; }
.text { color: #574f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #574f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 79 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #574f79, #6c4f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #574F79?: #574F79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #574F79?: The RGB value is 87, 79, 121: 87 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #574F79?: The complementary color is #71794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #574F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.