What color is #392656?

#392656 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 #392656?

The RGB value is 57, 38, 86: 57 red, 38 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392656?

The complementary color is #435626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392656 color

#392656 rgb(57, 38, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392656 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.9% green and 33.7% blue (57, 38, 86).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 39% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#392656 color codes

HEX	`#392656`
RGB	`rgb(57, 38, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.9%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 39%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 56%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 56%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.75, 20.67, -25.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.75, 33.19, 308.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.06, 2.928, 9.154)`
Decimal	`3745366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392656, 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 #392656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #392656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392656; }
.text { color: #392656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 38 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392656, #512656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392656?: #392656 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 #392656?: The RGB value is 57, 38, 86: 57 red, 38 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392656?: The complementary color is #435626, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.