Palettes / Colors / #577EE1

#577EE1 — Blue

#577EE1 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #577EE1 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.

#577EE1 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E1BA56; it also sits naturally between #56C3E1 and #7456E1. 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 49% · Blue 88%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #577EE1

.text { color: #577EE1; }
.background { background-color: #577EE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #577EE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 126, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 70%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #577EE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 126, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #577EE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 126, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#577EE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#577EE1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1BA56:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #577EE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #577EE1

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 #577EE1 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 #577EE1 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

← #577EE0  ·  #577EE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #577EE1?

#577EE1 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 87, 126, 225). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #577EE1?

#577EE1 is RGB 87, 126, 225 — HSL 223°, 70%, 61% — CMYK 61%, 44%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #577EE1?

Its complement is #E1BA56; analogous partners are #56C3E1 and #7456E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #577EE1 for text?

Black text on #577EE1 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.