What color is #576887?

#576887 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 #576887?

The RGB value is 87, 104, 135: 87 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576887?

The complementary color is #877657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576887?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576887 color

#576887 rgb(87, 104, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576887 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 40.8% green and 52.9% blue (87, 104, 135).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 22% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#576887 color codes

HEX	`#576887`
RGB	`rgb(87, 104, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 40.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 22%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 36%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.76, 1.67, -19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.76, 19.27, 274.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.253, 13.676, 24.858)`
Decimal	`5728391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576887, 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 #576887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #576887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576887; }
.text { color: #576887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 104 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576887, #5e5787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #576887?: #576887 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 #576887?: The RGB value is 87, 104, 135: 87 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576887?: The complementary color is #877657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576887?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.