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#570688 Color

#570688 is rgb(87, 6, 136) in RGB, hsl(277, 92%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 96%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#570688
HEX#570688
RGBrgb(87, 6, 136)
HSLhsl(277, 92%, 28%)
HSVhsv(277, 96%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 96%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.183 305.9)
LABlab(22.80% 48.50 -52.89)
LCHlch(22.80% 71.76 312.52)

What #570688 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 #570688, 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 purple in the library.

#570688 Channel Values

How #570688 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 6 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 92% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 96% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 96% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.75:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #570688 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 text11.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #570688

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #570688; 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 #570688

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 #570688.

How #570688 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#570688
Protanopia#242488
Protanomaly#3E1C88
Deuteranopia#333387
Deuteranomaly#442788
Tritanopia#483333
Tritanomaly#4E2760
Achromatopsia#383838

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #570688 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-570688: #570688;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #570688;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-570688': '#570688' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.024, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_570688">#570688</color>
SVG fillfill="#570688"

More Purple Colors

#570688 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#570688 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #570688?

#570688 is a dark purple — rgb(87, 6, 136) in RGB and hsl(277, 92%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.53.

What is the RGB value of #570688?

#570688 is rgb(87, 6, 136) — red 87, green 6, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #570688?

#570688 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 96%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #570688 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #570688 scores 11.75:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #570688 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #570688 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 indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 3.69, which is very hard to tell apart.

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