What color is #390640?

#390640 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390640?

The RGB value is 57, 6, 64: 57 red, 6 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390640?

The complementary color is #0D4006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390640 color

#390640 rgb(57, 6, 64)

Shades of black

The hex color #390640 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 2.4% green and 25.1% blue (57, 6, 64).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#390640 color codes

HEX	`#390640`
RGB	`rgb(57, 6, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 2.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 91%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.76, 32.49, -23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.76, 40.17, 323.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.678, 1.37, 4.973)`
Decimal	`3737152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390640, 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 #390640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #390640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390640; }
.text { color: #390640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 6 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390640, #40062a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #390640?: #390640 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390640?: The RGB value is 57, 6, 64: 57 red, 6 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390640?: The complementary color is #0D4006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.