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#57207E Color

#57207E is rgb(87, 32, 126) in RGB, hsl(275, 59%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 75%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is KSU Purple (#512888), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57207E
HEX#57207E
RGBrgb(87, 32, 126)
HSLhsl(275, 59%, 31%)
HSVhsv(275, 75%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 75%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.152 307.2)
LABlab(25.02% 38.49 -43.01)
LCHlch(25.02% 57.72 311.83)

What #57207E 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 #57207E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

KSU Purple#512888ΔE 5.56Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 6.36Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 8.74Purple Heart#69359CΔE 9.69Eminence#6C3082ΔE 10.18Petunia#470659ΔE 13.09

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

#57207E Channel Values

How #57207E 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 32 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 59% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 75% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.98:1 vs white · 1.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57207E 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 text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57207E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57207E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57207E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#57207E
Complementary
#477E20
Analogous
#28207E
Analogous
#7E2076
Triadic
#7E5720
Triadic
#207E57
Split comp.
#767E20
Split comp.
#207E28

Tints & Shades of #57207E

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

#732BA6
#8C34CB
#A35DD5
#B881DF
#CFAAE9
#E3CEF2

Shades

#4C1C6D
#40185D
#35144D
#2D1141
#220D31
#160820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #57207E.

How #57207E 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#57207E
Protanopia#2F2F7E
Protanomaly#422A7E
Deuteranopia#39397D
Deuteranomaly#47317E
Tritanopia#4B3838
Tritanomaly#50305C
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #57207E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57207e: #57207E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57207E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57207e': '#57207E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.125, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_57207e">#57207E</color>
SVG fillfill="#57207E"

More Purple Colors

#57207E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#57207E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57207E?

#57207E is a dark purple — rgb(87, 32, 126) in RGB and hsl(275, 59%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is KSU Purple (#512888), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #57207E?

#57207E is rgb(87, 32, 126) — red 87, green 32, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57207E?

#57207E converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 75%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57207E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #57207E scores 10.98:1 against white and 1.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57207E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57207E 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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