What color is #575A7C?

#575A7C 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 #575A7C?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 124: 87 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A7C?

The complementary color is #7C7957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A7C color

#575A7C rgb(87, 90, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575A7C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 48.6% blue (87, 90, 124).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#575A7C color codes

HEX	`#575A7C`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.23, 7.24, -19.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.23, 20.81, 290.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.224, 10.794, 20.557)`
Decimal	`5724796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A7C, 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 #575A7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #575A7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a7c; }
.text { color: #575a7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a7c, #66577c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575A7C?: #575A7C 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 #575A7C?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 124: 87 red, 90 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A7C?: The complementary color is #7C7957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.