What color is #390D71?

#390D71 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390D71?

The RGB value is 57, 13, 113: 57 red, 13 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390D71?

The complementary color is #45710D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390D71 color

#390D71 rgb(57, 13, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #390D71 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 5.1% green and 44.3% blue (57, 13, 113).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 79% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#390D71 color codes

HEX	`#390D71`
RGB	`rgb(57, 13, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 5.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 79%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 88%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 88%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.23, 41.74, -47.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.23, 63.5, 311.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.811, 2.35, 15.82)`
Decimal	`3738993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390D71, 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 #390D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #390D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390d71; }
.text { color: #390d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 13 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390d71, #6b0d71); }

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Questions

What color is #390D71?: #390D71 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390D71?: The RGB value is 57, 13, 113: 57 red, 13 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390D71?: The complementary color is #45710D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.