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#570CA1 Color

#570CA1 is rgb(87, 12, 161) in RGB, hsl(270, 86%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 93%, 0%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#570CA1
HEX#570CA1
RGBrgb(87, 12, 161)
HSLhsl(270, 86%, 34%)
HSVhsv(270, 93%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 93%, 0%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.203 297.7)
LABlab(25.40% 51.66 -64.06)
LCHlch(25.40% 82.29 308.88)

What #570CA1 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 #570CA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 8.63Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 9.76Indigo#4B0082ΔE 12.22Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 13.42Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.02Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.28

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

#570CA1 Channel Values

How #570CA1 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 12 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 86% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 93% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.65:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #570CA1 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 text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #570CA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #570CA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #570CA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#570CA1
Complementary
#57A10C
Analogous
#0C0CA1
Analogous
#A10CA1
Triadic
#A1570C
Triadic
#0CA157
Split comp.
#A1A10C
Split comp.
#0CA10C

Tints & Shades of #570CA1

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.

Tints

#6E0FCC
#851BEE
#9C46F1
#B575F5
#CCA0F8
#E3CBFB

Shades

#4C0B8E
#400977
#360764
#2B0651
#21053E
#140326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #570CA1.

How #570CA1 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#570CA1
Protanopia#2626A1
Protanomaly#3F1EA1
Deuteranopia#3434A0
Deuteranomaly#4429A1
Tritanopia#3F3E3E
Tritanomaly#4A3173
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #570CA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-570ca1: #570CA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #570CA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-570ca1': '#570CA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.047, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_570ca1">#570CA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#570CA1"

More Purple Colors

#570CA1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#570CA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #570CA1?

#570CA1 is a dark purple — rgb(87, 12, 161) in RGB and hsl(270, 86%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Violet (#5B0A91), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #570CA1?

#570CA1 is rgb(87, 12, 161) — red 87, green 12, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #570CA1?

#570CA1 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 93%, 0%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #570CA1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #570CA1 scores 10.65:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #570CA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #570CA1 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 12.22, which is visibly different.

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