What color is #576FA3?

#576FA3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #576FA3?

The RGB value is 87, 111, 163: 87 red, 111 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #576FA3?

The complementary color is #A38B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #576FA3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#576FA3 color

#576FA3 rgb(87, 111, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #576FA3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 43.5% green and 63.9% blue (87, 111, 163).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#576FA3 color codes

HEX	`#576FA3`
RGB	`rgb(87, 111, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 43.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 5.7, -30.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 31.28, 280.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.224, 16.038, 36.884)`
Decimal	`5730211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #576FA3, 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 #576FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#576FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #576FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #576fa3; }
.text { color: #576fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #576fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 111 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #576fa3, #6557a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #576FA3?: #576FA3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #576FA3?: The RGB value is 87, 111, 163: 87 red, 111 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #576FA3?: The complementary color is #A38B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #576FA3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.