What color is #575683?

#575683 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 #575683?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 131: 87 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575683?

The complementary color is #828356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575683 color

#575683 rgb(87, 86, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575683 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 51.4% blue (87, 86, 131).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#575683 color codes

HEX	`#575683`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.41, 11.72, -25.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.41, 27.66, 295.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.354, 10.32, 22.862)`
Decimal	`5723779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575683, 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 #575683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #575683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575683; }
.text { color: #575683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575683, #6d5683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575683?: #575683 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 #575683?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 131: 87 red, 86 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575683?: The complementary color is #828356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.