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#571D95 Color

#571D95 is rgb(87, 29, 149) in RGB, hsl(269, 67%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 81%, 0%, 42%) 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 5.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#571D95
HEX#571D95
RGBrgb(87, 29, 149)
HSLhsl(269, 67%, 35%)
HSVhsv(269, 81%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 81%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.179 299.7)
LABlab(26.23% 44.20 -55.36)
LCHlch(26.23% 70.85 308.60)

What #571D95 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 #571D95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 5.92Indigo#4B0082ΔE 7.18Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 7.65Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 11.42Purple Heart#69359CΔE 11.66KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.15

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

#571D95 Channel Values

How #571D95 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 29 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 67% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 81% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.42:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #571D95 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 text10.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #571D95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #571D95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #571D95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#571D95
Complementary
#5B951D
Analogous
#1D1F95
Analogous
#931D95
Triadic
#95571D
Triadic
#1D9557
Split comp.
#95931D
Split comp.
#1F951D

Tints & Shades of #571D95

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

#6E25BB
#8437D7
#9C5DDF
#B384E7
#CBAAEE
#E2D0F6

Shades

#4D1A84
#41166F
#37135E
#2A0E48
#200B37
#140722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #571D95.

How #571D95 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#571D95
Protanopia#2D2D95
Protanomaly#422895
Deuteranopia#383894
Deuteranomaly#462F95
Tritanopia#443E3E
Tritanomaly#4D346C
Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #571D95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-571d95: #571D95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #571D95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-571d95': '#571D95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.114, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_571d95">#571D95</color>
SVG fillfill="#571D95"

More Purple Colors

#571D95 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#571D95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #571D95?

#571D95 is a dark purple — rgb(87, 29, 149) in RGB and hsl(269, 67%, 35%) 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #571D95?

#571D95 is rgb(87, 29, 149) — red 87, green 29, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #571D95?

#571D95 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 81%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #571D95 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #571D95 scores 10.42:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #571D95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #571D95 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 7.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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