What color is #576580?

#576580 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576580?

The RGB value is 87, 101, 128: 87 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576580?

The complementary color is #807257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576580?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576580 color

#576580 rgb(87, 101, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576580 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 39.6% green and 50.2% blue (87, 101, 128).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#576580 color codes

HEX	`#576580`
RGB	`rgb(87, 101, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 39.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.6, 1.54, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.6, 16.84, 275.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.479, 12.892, 22.249)`
Decimal	`5727616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576580, 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 #576580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #576580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576580; }
.text { color: #576580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 101 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576580, #5e5780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #576580?: #576580 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576580?: The RGB value is 87, 101, 128: 87 red, 101 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576580?: The complementary color is #807257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576580?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.