What color is #391531?

#391531 is a very dark, desaturated magenta known as Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nightly Voyager?

The RGB value is 57, 21, 49: 57 red, 21 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nightly Voyager?

The complementary color is #15391D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391531?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nightly Voyager color: hex code #391531

#391531 rgb(57, 21, 49)

Shades of purple

Nightly Voyager has the hex code #391531. It is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 8.2% green and 19.2% blue (57, 21, 49).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 46% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

Nightly Voyager (#391531) color codes

HEX	`#391531`
RGB	`rgb(57, 21, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 8.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 46%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 63%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.4, 22.17, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.4, 24.44, 335.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.51, 1.628, 3.087)`
Decimal	`3740977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nightly Voyager, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #391531	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391531 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #391531 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391531; }
.text { color: #391531; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391531; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 21 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391531, #39151f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #391531 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #391531?: #391531 is a very dark, desaturated magenta known as Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nightly Voyager?: The RGB value is 57, 21, 49: 57 red, 21 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nightly Voyager?: The complementary color is #15391D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391531?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.