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#573EE5 Color

#573EE5 is rgb(87, 62, 229) in RGB, hsl(249, 76%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 73%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#573EE5
HEX#573EE5
RGBrgb(87, 62, 229)
HSLhsl(249, 76%, 57%)
HSVhsv(249, 73%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 73%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.237 280.6)
LABlab(38.42% 47.02 -82.51)
LCHlch(38.42% 94.97 299.68)

What #573EE5 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 #573EE5, 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 blue in the library.

#573EE5 Channel Values

How #573EE5 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 62 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 76% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 73% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.51:1 vs white · 3.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #573EE5 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 text6.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #573EE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #573EE5; 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 #573EE5

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 #573EE5.

How #573EE5 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#573EE5
Protanopia#4343E5
Protanomaly#4C41E5
Deuteranopia#4747E5
Deuteranomaly#4E44E5
Tritanopia#056969
Tritanomaly#385BA9
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #573EE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-573ee5: #573EE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #573EE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-573ee5': '#573EE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.243, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_573ee5">#573EE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#573EE5"

More Blue Colors

#573EE5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#573EE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #573EE5?

#573EE5 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(87, 62, 229) in RGB and hsl(249, 76%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #573EE5?

#573EE5 is rgb(87, 62, 229) — red 87, green 62, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #573EE5?

#573EE5 converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 73%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #573EE5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #573EE5 scores 6.51:1 against white and 3.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #573EE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #573EE5 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 17.5, which is visibly different.

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