#572CAF
A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Indigo.
About #572CAF
The precise color #572CAF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Indigo. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 87, 44, and 175.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 50% cyan and 75% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#572CAF
RGB87, 44, 175
HSL259.7°, 59.8%, 42.9%
CMYK50%, 75%, 0%, 31%
HSV259.7°, 74.9%, 68.6%
LAB31.6, 49.4, -62.6
XYZ12.6, 6.9, 41.2
Decimal5713071
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.38:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #572CAF;
}
.text-color {
color: #572CAF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #572CAF;
}