What color is #575A9E?

#575A9E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575A9E?

The RGB value is 87, 90, 158: 87 red, 90 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575A9E?

The complementary color is #9E9B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575A9E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575A9E color

#575A9E rgb(87, 90, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575A9E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 35.3% green and 62% blue (87, 90, 158).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#575A9E color codes

HEX	`#575A9E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 90, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 35.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 43%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 17.23, -37.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 41.21, 294.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.756, 11.807, 33.895)`
Decimal	`5724830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575A9E, 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 #575A9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575A9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #575A9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575a9e; }
.text { color: #575a9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575a9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 90 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575a9e, #77579e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575A9E?: #575A9E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575A9E?: The RGB value is 87, 90, 158: 87 red, 90 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575A9E?: The complementary color is #9E9B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575A9E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.