What color is #576F9D?

#576F9D is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576F9D?

The RGB value is 87, 111, 157: 87 red, 111 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576F9D?

The complementary color is #9D8557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576F9D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576F9D color

#576F9D rgb(87, 111, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576F9D is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.5% green and 61.6% blue (87, 111, 157).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#576F9D color codes

HEX	`#576F9D`
RGB	`rgb(87, 111, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 29%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.75, 3.87, -27.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.75, 27.93, 277.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.699, 15.829, 34.12)`
Decimal	`5730205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576F9D, 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 #576F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #576F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576f9d; }
.text { color: #576f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 111 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576f9d, #62579d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #576F9D?: #576F9D is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576F9D?: The RGB value is 87, 111, 157: 87 red, 111 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576F9D?: The complementary color is #9D8557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576F9D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.