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#571EDC Color

#571EDC is rgb(87, 30, 220) in RGB, hsl(258, 76%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 86%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 12.95. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#571EDC
HEX#571EDC
RGBrgb(87, 30, 220)
HSLhsl(258, 76%, 49%)
HSVhsv(258, 86%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 86%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.252 284.4)
LABlab(32.68% 58.46 -86.85)
LCHlch(32.68% 104.69 303.95)

What #571EDC 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 #571EDC, 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.

#571EDC Channel Values

How #571EDC 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 30 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 76% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 86% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #571EDC 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 text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #571EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #571EDC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #571EDC

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

Shades

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

How #571EDC 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#571EDC
Protanopia#2E2EDC
Protanomaly#4228DC
Deuteranopia#3838DC
Deuteranomaly#4730DC
Tritanopia#115A5A
Tritanomaly#39499F
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #571EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-571edc: #571EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #571EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-571edc': '#571EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.118, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_571edc">#571EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#571EDC"

More Purple Colors

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

#571EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #571EDC?

#571EDC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(87, 30, 220) in RGB and hsl(258, 76%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.95.

What is the RGB value of #571EDC?

#571EDC is rgb(87, 30, 220) — red 87, green 30, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #571EDC?

#571EDC converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 86%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #571EDC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #571EDC scores 8:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #571EDC 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 mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 12.95, which is visibly different.

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