What color is #575796?

#575796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575796?

The RGB value is 87, 87, 150: 87 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575796?

The complementary color is #969657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575796 color

#575796 rgb(87, 87, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575796 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.1% green and 58.8% blue (87, 87, 150).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#575796 color codes

HEX	`#575796`
RGB	`rgb(87, 87, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 42%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 16.68, -34.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 38.43, 295.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.842, 11.044, 30.303)`
Decimal	`5724054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575796, 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 #575796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #575796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575796; }
.text { color: #575796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 87 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575796, #765796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575796?: #575796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575796?: The RGB value is 87, 87, 150: 87 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575796?: The complementary color is #969657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.