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#575FA2 — Dusty Blue

#575FA2 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 #575FA2 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.

#575FA2 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 #A29B57; it also sits naturally between #5784A2 and #7557A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#575FA2 · RGB 87, 95, 162

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Color values

HEX#575FA2
RGB87, 95, 162
HSL234°, 30%, 49%
HSV234°, 46%, 64%
CMYK46%, 41%, 0%, 36%
XYZ14.54, 12.82, 35.89
Yxy12.82, 0.2299, 0.2027
CIE-Lab42.49, 15.33, -37.31
Hunter Lab35.80, 11.95, -37.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 37% · Blue 64%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 41% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

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

Previews

Sample text in #575FA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #575FA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #575FA2

.text { color: #575FA2; }
.background { background-color: #575FA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #575FA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 95, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 30%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #575FA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 95, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #575FA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 95, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#575FA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#575FA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #575FA2

#505795#474E85#404677#373C67#30345A#272B49#20233C#17192B#10111E#07080D

Tints of #575FA2

#676EAD#747AB4#848ABD#959AC6#A5AACF#B3B6D6#C3C6DF#D4D6E8#E1E3EF#F2F2F8

Tones of #575FA2

#5C639D#636897#686C92#6D708D#727488#787982

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A29B57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.89:1 AA
Against black text3.56:1 AA large only

Best text color on #575FA2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #575FA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #575FA2: ·

How #575FA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5A5B92Deuteranopia · #5A598ETritanopia · #578582

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind slate 500 · #64748BMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #575FA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 473472
#473472 · #53629E · #87BAC3 · #D6F4ED
Palette Ffc349
#FFC349 · #525EA7 · #5FACD3 · #97DDE9
Palette 5a639c
#5A639C · #7776B3 · #9B86BD · #E2BBE9
Palette 22177a
#22177A · #605EA1 · #8EA3A6 · #E6E9AF
Golden Terrace
#5F64A5 · #CA8BCD · #BF8484 · #A2A55F
Palette 7c93c3
#7C93C3 · #55679C · #1E2A5E · #E1D7B7

Similar colors

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

#53629E#525EA7#5A639C#605EA1#5F64A5#55679C#5F5D9C#50589C#5459AC#4B5EA6#55529D#645B9E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #575FA1  ·  #575FA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #575FA2?

#575FA2 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 95, 162). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #575FA2?

#575FA2 is RGB 87, 95, 162 — HSL 234°, 30%, 49% — CMYK 46%, 41%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #575FA2?

Its complement is #A29B57; analogous partners are #5784A2 and #7557A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #575FA2 for text?

White text on #575FA2 has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.