What color is #57597B?

#57597B 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 #57597B?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 123: 87 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57597B?

The complementary color is #7B7957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57597B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57597B color

#57597B rgb(87, 89, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57597B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 48.2% blue (87, 89, 123).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#57597B color codes

HEX	`#57597B`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 28%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 7.59, -19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 20.84, 291.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.077, 10.601, 20.198)`
Decimal	`5724539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57597B, 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 #57597B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57597B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #57597B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57597b; }
.text { color: #57597b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57597b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57597b, #67577b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #57597B?: #57597B 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 #57597B?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 123: 87 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57597B?: The complementary color is #7B7957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57597B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.