What color is #39213A?

#39213A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39213A?

The RGB value is 57, 33, 58: 57 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39213A?

The complementary color is #223A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39213A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39213A color

#39213A rgb(57, 33, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39213A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 12.9% green and 22.7% blue (57, 33, 58).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#39213A color codes

HEX	`#39213A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 33, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 43%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.81, 16.49, -11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.81, 20.07, 325.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.995, 2.263, 4.281)`
Decimal	`3744058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39213A, 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 #39213A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39213A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #39213A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39213a; }
.text { color: #39213a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39213a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 33 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39213a, #3a212f); }

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Questions

What color is #39213A?: #39213A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39213A?: The RGB value is 57, 33, 58: 57 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39213A?: The complementary color is #223A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39213A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.