What color is #57597D?

#57597D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57597D?

The RGB value is 87, 89, 125: 87 red, 89 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57597D?

The complementary color is #7D7B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57597D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57597D color

#57597D rgb(87, 89, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57597D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 34.9% green and 49% blue (87, 89, 125).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#57597D color codes

HEX	`#57597D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 89, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 34.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 29%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.99, 8.14, -20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.99, 22.06, 291.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.204, 10.651, 20.864)`
Decimal	`5724541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57597D, 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 #57597D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57597D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #57597D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57597d; }
.text { color: #57597d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57597d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 89 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57597d, #68577d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #57597D?: #57597D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57597D?: The RGB value is 87, 89, 125: 87 red, 89 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57597D?: The complementary color is #7D7B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57597D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.