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#578fcf

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: Cornflower Blue

RGB
87, 143, 207
HSL
212°, 56%, 58%
CMYK
58, 31, 0, 19
Luminance
0.2618

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #578fcf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#578fcf
Hue
212°
blue
Saturation
56%
vivid
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
54%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2618
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
99/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
6.24:1
Closest name
Cornflower Blue
ΔE2000 4.4
Where it sits
Hue212° of 360°
Saturation56%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool99% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#578fcf
RGBrgb(87, 143, 207)
HSLhsl(212, 56%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 19%)
LABlab(58.2 0.6 -38.5)
LCHlch(58.2 38.5 270.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.639 0.114 252.9)
Decimal5738447
Display P3color(display-p3 0.341 0.561 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #578fcf;
background-color: #578fcf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#578fcf] bg-[#578fcf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #578fcf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.341, green: 0.561, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#578fcf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF578FCF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 143, 87)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #578fcf · 6.24:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.37:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #578fcf as text scores 3.37:1 on white and 6.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#578fcf on white: 3.37:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#578fcf on black: 6.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #7492D2
deuteranopia · #6587CE
tritanopia · #009EA6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #578fcf is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4F7FB
#E9EFF6
#CEDDEE
#A8C5E6
#7CA8DA
#578fcf
#3676BE
#2D629F
#244F7F
#1E3B5D
#13253A
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F4F7FBDarkest = 950 · #13253A
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4F7FB;
  --brand-100: #E9EFF6;
  --brand-200: #CEDDEE;
  --brand-300: #A8C5E6;
  --brand-400: #7CA8DA;
  --brand-500: #578fcf;
  --brand-600: #3676BE;
  --brand-700: #2D629F;
  --brand-800: #244F7F;
  --brand-900: #1E3B5D;
  --brand-950: #13253A;
  --brand: #578fcf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #578fcf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4F7FA
Tinted page background
Border#C0D5ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B709B
Captions on the surface
Accent#A34C29
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1C3D63
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBF2F9
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#141B24
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #578fcf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#CF9757
Analogous left#57CBCF
Analogous right#5B57CF
Split-complement 1#CF5B57
Split-complement 2#CBCF57
Triadic 1#CF578F
Triadic 2#8FCF57
Tetradic#CF57CB

RGB percentages

Red34.1%
Green56.1%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan58.0%
Magenta30.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#578fcf text on a black background

contrast 6.24:1

Card sample

#578fcf text on a white background

contrast 3.37:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #578fcf;
Background color
Panel with #578fcf background
background-color: #578fcf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #578fcf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(87, 143, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(87, 143, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #578fcf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #578fcf, #6F57CF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #578fcf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#578fcf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#578fcf, answered

What color is #578fcf?

#578fcf is a balanced vivid blue, closest to Cornflower Blue (ΔE2000 4.4). It sits at 212° on the hue wheel with 56% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #578fcf?

rgb(87, 143, 207) — 87 red, 143 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 34.1% / 56.1% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #578fcf a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2618 and perceived brightness is 54%, so black text on it reaches 6.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #578fcf?

Black. It scores 6.24:1 against #578fcf, versus 3.37:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #578fcf?

#CF9757 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #CF5B57 and #CBCF57, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #578fcf?

For interface work: #F4F7FA as the surface, #C0D5ED for borders, #4B709B for secondary text, #A34C29 as an accent and #1C3D63 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #57CBCF and #5B57CF stays calm, while #CF9757 is the loudest partner.

What is #578fcf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(58%, 31%, 0%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #578fcf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 99 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #5763CF; nudged cooler, #4182CC.

Work with #578fcf in the Color Lab