What color is #575185?

#575185 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575185?

The RGB value is 87, 81, 133: 87 red, 81 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575185?

The complementary color is #7F8551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575185?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575185 color

#575185 rgb(87, 81, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575185 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 31.8% green and 52.2% blue (87, 81, 133).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#575185 color codes

HEX	`#575185`
RGB	`rgb(87, 81, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 31.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, 15.46, -28.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 32.25, 298.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.105, 9.604, 23.454)`
Decimal	`5722501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575185, 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 #575185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#575185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #575185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575185; }
.text { color: #575185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 81 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575185, #715185); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575185?: #575185 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575185?: The RGB value is 87, 81, 133: 87 red, 81 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575185?: The complementary color is #7F8551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575185?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.