What color is #575773?

#575773 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575773?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 115: 87 red, 87 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575773?

The complementary color is #737357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575773 color

#575773 rgb(87, 87, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575773 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 45.1% blue (87, 87, 115).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#575773 color codes

HEX	`#575773`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 24%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, 6.7, -15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 17.25, 292.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.432, 10.08, 17.612)`
Decimal	`5724019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575773, 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 #575773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #575773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575773; }
.text { color: #575773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575773, #655773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #575773?: #575773 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575773?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 115: 87 red, 87 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575773?: The complementary color is #737357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.