Palettes / Colors / #577185

#577185 — Dusty Blue

#577185 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#577185 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 #856B57; it also sits naturally between #578582 and #575A85. 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 44% · Blue 52%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

Previews

CSS code for #577185

.text { color: #577185; }
.background { background-color: #577185; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577185; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 113, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 21%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577185; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 113, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577185; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 113, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577185">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577185">Div content here</div>

Shades of #577185

Tints of #577185

Tones of #577185

Color harmonies

Complementary — #856B57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577185: #FFFFFF.

How #577185 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 #577185 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #577185?

#577185 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 113, 133). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577185?

#577185 is RGB 87, 113, 133 — HSL 206°, 21%, 43% — CMYK 35%, 15%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #577185?

Its complement is #856B57; analogous partners are #578582 and #575A85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577185 for text?

White text on #577185 has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.11:1.