What color is #575065?

#575065 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575065?

The RGB value is 87, 80, 101: 87 red, 80 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575065?

The complementary color is #5E6550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575065 color

#575065 rgb(87, 80, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #575065 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.4% green and 39.6% blue (87, 80, 101).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#575065 color codes

HEX	`#575065`
RGB	`rgb(87, 80, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, 7.56, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 13.44, 304.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.148, 8.703, 13.507)`
Decimal	`5722213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575065, 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 #575065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #575065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575065; }
.text { color: #575065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 80 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575065, #625065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #575065?: #575065 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575065?: The RGB value is 87, 80, 101: 87 red, 80 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575065?: The complementary color is #5E6550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.