What color is #392554?

#392554 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 #392554?

The RGB value is 57, 37, 84: 57 red, 37 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392554?

The complementary color is #405425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392554 color

#392554 rgb(57, 37, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392554 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.5% green and 32.9% blue (57, 37, 84).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 39% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#392554 color codes

HEX	`#392554`
RGB	`rgb(57, 37, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 39%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 56%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 56%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.36, 20.75, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.36, 32.68, 309.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.949, 2.833, 8.725)`
Decimal	`3745108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392554, 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 #392554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #392554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392554; }
.text { color: #392554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 37 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392554, #512554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392554?: #392554 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 #392554?: The RGB value is 57, 37, 84: 57 red, 37 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392554?: The complementary color is #405425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.