What color is #57527C?

#57527C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57527C?

The RGB value is 87, 82, 124: 87 red, 82 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57527C?

The complementary color is #777C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57527C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57527C color

#57527C rgb(87, 82, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57527C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 32.2% green and 48.6% blue (87, 82, 124).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#57527C color codes

HEX	`#57527C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 82, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 32.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.96, 12.29, -23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.96, 26.1, 298.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.585, 9.516, 20.344)`
Decimal	`5722748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57527C, 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 #57527C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57527C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #57527C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57527c; }
.text { color: #57527c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57527c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 82 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57527c, #6c527c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #57527C?: #57527C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57527C?: The RGB value is 87, 82, 124: 87 red, 82 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57527C?: The complementary color is #777C52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57527C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.