What color is #57628E?

#57628E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57628E?

The RGB value is 87, 98, 142: 87 red, 98 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57628E?

The complementary color is #8E8357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57628E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57628E color

#57628E rgb(87, 98, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #57628E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 38.4% green and 55.7% blue (87, 98, 142).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#57628E color codes

HEX	`#57628E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 98, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 38.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.33, 7.37, -25.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.33, 26.66, 286.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.179, 12.714, 27.346)`
Decimal	`5726862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57628E, 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 #57628E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#57628E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #57628E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57628e; }
.text { color: #57628e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57628e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 98 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57628e, #68578e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #57628E?: #57628E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57628E?: The RGB value is 87, 98, 142: 87 red, 98 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57628E?: The complementary color is #8E8357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57628E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.