What color is #575876?

#575876 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 #575876?

The RGB value is 87, 88, 118: 87 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575876?

The complementary color is #767557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575876 color

#575876 rgb(87, 88, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575876 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.5% green and 46.3% blue (87, 88, 118).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#575876 color codes

HEX	`#575876`
RGB	`rgb(87, 88, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 26%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.4, 6.87, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.4, 18.43, 291.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.689, 10.313, 18.564)`
Decimal	`5724278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575876, 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 #575876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #575876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575876; }
.text { color: #575876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 88 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575876, #655776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #575876?: #575876 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 #575876?: The RGB value is 87, 88, 118: 87 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575876?: The complementary color is #767557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.