What color is #394D78?

#394D78 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noble Knight?

The RGB value is 57, 77, 120: 57 red, 77 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noble Knight?

The complementary color is #786439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noble Knight color: hex code #394D78

#394D78 rgb(57, 77, 120)

Shades of blue

Noble Knight has the hex code #394D78. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 30.2% green and 47.1% blue (57, 77, 120).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

Noble Knight (#394D78) color codes

HEX	`#394D78`
RGB	`rgb(57, 77, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 30.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 53%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.99, 5.46, -26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.99, 27.47, 281.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.73, 7.533, 18.812)`
Decimal	`3755384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noble Knight, 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 #394D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #394D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394d78; }
.text { color: #394d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 77 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394d78, #453978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #394D78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #394D78?: #394D78 is a dark, desaturated blue known as Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noble Knight?: The RGB value is 57, 77, 120: 57 red, 77 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noble Knight?: The complementary color is #786439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.