Palettes / Colors / #577AA1

#577AA1 — Dusty Blue

#577AA1 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

#577AA1 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 #A27F57; it also sits naturally between #57A0A2 and #5A57A2. 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 48% · Blue 63%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #577AA1

.text { color: #577AA1; }
.background { background-color: #577AA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577AA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 122, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 30%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577AA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 122, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577AA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 122, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577AA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577AA1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A27F57:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577AA1: #000000.

How #577AA1 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 #577AA1 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

← #577AA0  ·  #577AA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #577AA1?

#577AA1 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 122, 161). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577AA1?

#577AA1 is RGB 87, 122, 161 — HSL 212°, 30%, 49% — CMYK 46%, 24%, 0%, 37%.

What colors go with #577AA1?

Its complement is #A27F57; analogous partners are #57A0A2 and #5A57A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577AA1 for text?

Black text on #577AA1 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.46:1.