What color is #575C84?

#575C84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575C84?

The RGB value is 87, 92, 132: 87 red, 92 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575C84?

The complementary color is #847F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575C84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575C84 color

#575C84 rgb(87, 92, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575C84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 36.1% green and 51.8% blue (87, 92, 132).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#575C84 color codes

HEX	`#575C84`
RGB	`rgb(87, 92, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 36.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, 8.23, -22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 24.38, 289.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.921, 11.346, 23.387)`
Decimal	`5725316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575C84, 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 #575C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #575C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575c84; }
.text { color: #575c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 92 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575c84, #695784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575C84?: #575C84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575C84?: The RGB value is 87, 92, 132: 87 red, 92 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575C84?: The complementary color is #847F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575C84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.