What color is #39235B?

#39235B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39235B?

The RGB value is 57, 35, 91: 57 red, 35 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39235B?

The complementary color is #455B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39235B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39235B color

#39235B rgb(57, 35, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39235B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 13.7% green and 35.7% blue (57, 35, 91).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#39235B color codes

HEX	`#39235B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 35, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 62%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 62%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.34, 24.12, -29.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.34, 38.47, 308.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.176, 2.827, 10.221)`
Decimal	`3744603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39235B, 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 #39235B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39235B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #39235B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39235b; }
.text { color: #39235b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39235b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 35 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39235b, #55235b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #39235B?: #39235B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39235B?: The RGB value is 57, 35, 91: 57 red, 35 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39235B?: The complementary color is #455B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39235B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.