Palettes / Colors / #577292

#577292 — Dusty Blue

#577292 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #577292 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.

#577292 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 #937858; it also sits naturally between #589093 and #5B5893. 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 45% · Blue 57%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #577292

.text { color: #577292; }
.background { background-color: #577292; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577292; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 114, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 25%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577292; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 114, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577292; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 114, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577292">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577292">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #937858:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577292: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #577292

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 #577292 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 #577292 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #577292?

#577292 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 114, 146). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577292?

#577292 is RGB 87, 114, 146 — HSL 213°, 25%, 46% — CMYK 40%, 22%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #577292?

Its complement is #937858; analogous partners are #589093 and #5B5893. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577292 for text?

White text on #577292 has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.23:1.