What color is #575F85?

#575F85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #575F85?

The RGB value is 87, 95, 133: 87 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #575F85?

The complementary color is #857D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #575F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#575F85 color

#575F85 rgb(87, 95, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #575F85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 37.3% green and 52.2% blue (87, 95, 133).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#575F85 color codes

HEX	`#575F85`
RGB	`rgb(87, 95, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 37.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.06, 6.64, -22.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.06, 23.13, 286.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.255, 11.904, 23.838)`
Decimal	`5726085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #575F85, 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 #575F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#575F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #575F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #575f85; }
.text { color: #575f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #575f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 95 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #575f85, #665785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #575F85?: #575F85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #575F85?: The RGB value is 87, 95, 133: 87 red, 95 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #575F85?: The complementary color is #857D57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #575F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.