What color is #575A97?

#575A97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A97?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 151: 87 red, 90 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A97?

The complementary color is #979457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A97 color

#575A97 rgb(87, 90, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575A97 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 59.2% blue (87, 90, 151).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#575A97 color codes

HEX	`#575A97`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 40%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 15.08, -33.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 37.05, 294.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.171, 11.572, 30.812)`
Decimal	`5724823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A97, 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 #575A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #575A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a97; }
.text { color: #575a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a97, #745797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575A97?: #575A97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A97?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 151: 87 red, 90 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A97?: The complementary color is #979457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.