Skip to content

#57657F Color

#57657F is rgb(87, 101, 127) in RGB, hsl(219, 19%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.56. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#57657F
HEX#57657F
RGBrgb(87, 101, 127)
HSLhsl(219, 19%, 42%)
HSVhsv(219, 31%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.045 262.7)
LABlab(42.36% -0.53 -16.45)
LCHlch(42.36% 16.46 268.17)

What #57657F 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 #57657F, 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.

#57657F Channel Values

How #57657F 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 101 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 19% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 31% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #57657F 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #57657F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #57657F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #57657F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #57657F

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 #57657F.

How #57657F 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#57657F
Protanopia#63637F
Protanomaly#5E647F
Deuteranopia#61617F
Deuteranomaly#5D627F
Tritanopia#526969
Tritanomaly#546772
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #57657F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-57657f: #57657F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #57657F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-57657f': '#57657F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.341, green: 0.396, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_57657f">#57657F</color>
SVG fillfill="#57657F"

More Blue Colors

#57657F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#57657F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #57657F?

#57657F is a mid-tone blue — rgb(87, 101, 127) in RGB and hsl(219, 19%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Electric Blue (#536878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #57657F?

#57657F is rgb(87, 101, 127) — red 87, green 101, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #57657F?

#57657F converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #57657F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #57657F scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #57657F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #57657F 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 12.12, which is visibly different.

Open #57657F in a Tool

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.