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#57004E Color

#57004E is rgb(87, 0, 78) in RGB, hsl(306, 100%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 66%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), visibly different at ΔE 11.87. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57004E
HEX#57004E
RGBrgb(87, 0, 78)
HSLhsl(306, 100%, 17%)
HSVhsv(306, 100%, 34%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 66%)
OKLCHoklch(31.4% 0.141 333.7)
LABlab(18.29% 41.67 -22.33)
LCHlch(18.29% 47.28 331.81)

What #57004E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #57004E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#57004E Channel Values

How #57004E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 87 · G 0 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 100% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 100% · V 34%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 10% · K 66%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.86:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57004E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #57004E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57004E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #57004E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57004E.

How #57004E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#57004E
Protanopia#22224E
Protanomaly#3E194E
Deuteranopia#32324D
Deuteranomaly#44254D
Tritanopia#531919
Tritanomaly#541135
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57004E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-57004e: #57004E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57004E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57004e': '#57004E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.000, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_57004e">#57004E</color>
SVG fillfill="#57004E"

More Pink Colors

#57004E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#57004E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57004E?

#57004E is a darkest pink — rgb(87, 0, 78) in RGB and hsl(306, 100%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.87.

What is the RGB value of #57004E?

#57004E is rgb(87, 0, 78) — red 87, green 0, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57004E?

#57004E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 66%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57004E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #57004E scores 13.86:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57004E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57004E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 23.1, which is visibly different.

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