Recognised as Colour
#572DB2
- #572DB2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#572DB2 is a violet with RGB values 87, 45, 178 and HSL 259°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#572DB2#572DB2
HEX#572DB2
RGBrgb(87, 45, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3412, 0.1765, 0.698
RGB percentages34.1%, 17.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(258.9, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK51.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,713,330
CSS custom property--colour: #572DB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#A8D24D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#88B22D
Analogous#2D45B2, #9A2DB2
Triadic#B2572D, #2DB257
Split complementary#B29A2D, #45B22D
Tetradic#B22D45, #88B22D, #2DB29A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R87
G45
B178
Red87 (34.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 57 · G 2D · B B2
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