What color is #39527D?

#39527D is a dark, desaturated azure known as St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of St. Tropaz?

The RGB value is 57, 82, 125: 57 red, 82 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of St. Tropaz?

The complementary color is #7D6439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39527D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

St. Tropaz color: hex code #39527D

#39527D rgb(57, 82, 125)

Shades of blue

St. Tropaz has the hex code #39527D. It is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.2% green and 49% blue (57, 82, 125).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 37% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

St. Tropaz (#39527D) color codes

HEX	`#39527D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 82, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 37%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 54%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 34%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, 3.92, -27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 27.51, 278.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.405, 8.384, 20.574)`
Decimal	`3756669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with St. Tropaz, 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 #39527D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39527D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #39527D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39527d; }
.text { color: #39527d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39527d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 82 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39527d, #42397d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #39527D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #39527D?: #39527D is a dark, desaturated azure known as St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of St. Tropaz?: The RGB value is 57, 82, 125: 57 red, 82 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of St. Tropaz?: The complementary color is #7D6439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39527D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.