What color is #39264C?

#39264C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39264C?

The RGB value is 57, 38, 76: 57 red, 38 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39264C?

The complementary color is #394C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39264C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39264C color

#39264C rgb(57, 38, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39264C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.9% green and 29.8% blue (57, 38, 76).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#39264C color codes

HEX	`#39264C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 38, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 50%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 50%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.13, 17.79, -20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.13, 26.94, 311.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.685, 2.778, 7.178)`
Decimal	`3745356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39264C, 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 #39264C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39264C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #39264C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39264c; }
.text { color: #39264c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39264c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 38 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39264c, #4c264c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #39264C?: #39264C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39264C?: The RGB value is 57, 38, 76: 57 red, 38 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39264C?: The complementary color is #394C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39264C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.