Palettes / Colors / #5700A7

#5700A7 — Vivid Purple

#5700A7 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Indigo (#4B0082). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indigo (#4B0082) — not an exact match. CSS indigo gives you #4B0082, a different color; use #5700A7 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#5700A7 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #51A800; it also sits naturally between #0300A8 and #A800A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 0% · Blue 65%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5700A7

.text { color: #5700A7; }
.background { background-color: #5700A7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5700A7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 0, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 100%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5700A7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 0, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5700A7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 0, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5700A7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5700A7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #51A800:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5700A7: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5700A7

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #5700A7 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5700A7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5700A6  ·  #5700A8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5700A7?

#5700A7 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 87, 0, 167). Its closest standard named color is Indigo.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5700A7?

#5700A7 is RGB 87, 0, 167 — HSL 271°, 100%, 33% — CMYK 48%, 100%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #5700A7?

Its complement is #51A800; analogous partners are #0300A8 and #A800A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5700A7 for text?

White text on #5700A7 has a contrast ratio of 10.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.96:1.