What color is #57568A?

#57568A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57568A?

The RGB value is 87, 86, 138: 87 red, 86 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57568A?

The complementary color is #898A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57568A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57568A color

#57568A rgb(87, 86, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57568A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 33.7% green and 54.1% blue (87, 86, 138).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#57568A color codes

HEX	`#57568A`
RGB	`rgb(87, 86, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 33.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 38%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 13.74, -28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 31.9, 295.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.844, 10.516, 25.446)`
Decimal	`5723786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57568A, 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 #57568A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57568A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #57568A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57568a; }
.text { color: #57568a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57568a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 86 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57568a, #71568a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #57568A?: #57568A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57568A?: The RGB value is 87, 86, 138: 87 red, 86 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57568A?: The complementary color is #898A56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57568A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.