HEX Color #57247C (Rebeccapurple)

About #57247C

Visually, #57247C is defined as a moderate purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(87, 36, 124).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 71% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 274.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#57247C

RGB87, 36, 124

HSL274.8°, 55.0%, 31.4%

CMYK30%, 71%, 0%, 51%

HSV274.8°, 71.0%, 48.6%

LAB26.0, 39.9, -40.4

XYZ8.2, 4.7, 19.6

Decimal5710972

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#57247C #487C24

Analogous

#2B247C #7C2474

Triadic

#7C5724 #247C56

Tetradic

#7C2B24 #487C24 #24757C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#57247C

#693C8A

#7C5499

#8F6DA7

#A185B6

#B49DC4

#C7B6D3

#D9CEE1

#ECE6F0

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#57247C

#4D206E

#431C60

#3A1852

#301444

#261037

#1D0C29

#13081B

#09040D

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.78:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.95:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.30:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.66:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #57247C; }

.text-color { color: #57247C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #57247C; }

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