What color is #39075E?

#39075E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39075E?

The RGB value is 57, 7, 94: 57 red, 7 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39075E?

The complementary color is #2C5E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39075E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39075E color

#39075E rgb(57, 7, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39075E is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 2.7% green and 36.9% blue (57, 7, 94).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 86% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cotinga Purple (#340059), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#39075E color codes

HEX	`#39075E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 7, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 2.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 86%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 93%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.57, 38.96, -39.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.57, 55.63, 314.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.783, 1.83, 10.741)`
Decimal	`3737438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39075E, 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 #39075E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39075E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #39075E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39075e; }
.text { color: #39075e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39075e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 7 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39075e, #5e0758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #39075E?: #39075E is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39075E?: The RGB value is 57, 7, 94: 57 red, 7 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39075E?: The complementary color is #2C5E07, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39075E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.