What color is #575A71?

#575A71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A71?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 113: 87 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A71?

The complementary color is #716E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A71 color

#575A71 rgb(87, 90, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575A71 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 44.3% blue (87, 90, 113).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#575A71 color codes

HEX	`#575A71`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, 4.3, -13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 14.12, 287.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.567, 10.531, 17.095)`
Decimal	`5724785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A71, 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 #575A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #575A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a71; }
.text { color: #575a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a71, #615771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #575A71?: #575A71 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A71?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 113: 87 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A71?: The complementary color is #716E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.