Palettes / Colors / #575EA5

#575EA5 — Dusty Blue

#575EA5 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #575EA5 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.

#575EA5 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A49D56; it also sits naturally between #5683A4 and #7656A4. 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 37% · Blue 65%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #575EA5

.text { color: #575EA5; }
.background { background-color: #575EA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #575EA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 94, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 31%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #575EA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 94, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #575EA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 94, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#575EA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#575EA5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A49D56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #575EA5: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #575EA5

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 #575EA5 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 #575EA5 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

← #575EA4  ·  #575EA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #575EA5?

#575EA5 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 94, 165). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #575EA5?

#575EA5 is RGB 87, 94, 165 — HSL 235°, 31%, 49% — CMYK 47%, 43%, 0%, 35%.

What colors go with #575EA5?

Its complement is #A49D56; analogous partners are #5683A4 and #7656A4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #575EA5 for text?

White text on #575EA5 has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.55:1.