Color #57748E Color / Colour Code #57748E
This page shows the hex color code for color #57748e (#57748E). The colour is a blue tone with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #57748E against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#57748E paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 178, 208, and 238 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 208, 328, and 88 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #57748E
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 208 and saturation at 24%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 208 to 253 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 208 with its complement at 28 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #57748E
Lightness variations at hue 208 and 24% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #57748E
Design Use Cases for #57748E
Muted Accent Color
With 24% saturation, #57748E has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 45% lightness, #57748E is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Trust & Professional Identity
#57748E sits in the blue range (hue 208). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #57748E (hue 208) to its complement at hue 28. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 238. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #57748e, #8e7157);
CSS Code for #57748E
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About Color #57748E (#57748E)
#57748E is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 87 red, 116 green, and 142 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 208 degrees with 24% saturation and 45% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #57748E is 110/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow, and 44% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #57748E against white is 4.89:1 and against black is 4.29:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 31% lightness.
The complementary colour #8E7157 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #57748E. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #578E8C and #57598E, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #57748E?
- #57748E is Color #57748E, a blue color (colour) with RGB(87, 116, 142), HSL(208, 24%, 45%), and CMYK(39%, 18%, 0%, 44%). Its perceived brightness is 110/255.
- Is #57748E accessible for text?
- Against white, #57748E has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.29:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #57748E?
- The complementary colour is #8E7157 (hue 28). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #578E8C and #57598E. The triadic palette adds #8E5775 and #758E57 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #57748E in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #57748e; or rgb(87, 116, 142); or hsl(208, 24%, 45%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 208 24% 45%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.