What color is #392857?

#392857 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 #392857?

The RGB value is 57, 40, 87: 57 red, 40 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392857?

The complementary color is #465728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392857 color

#392857 rgb(57, 40, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392857 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.7% green and 34.1% blue (57, 40, 87).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#392857 color codes

HEX	`#392857`
RGB	`rgb(57, 40, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 54%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, 19.64, -25.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 32.34, 307.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.166, 3.076, 9.389)`
Decimal	`3745879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392857, 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 #392857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #392857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392857; }
.text { color: #392857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 40 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392857, #502857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392857?: #392857 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 #392857?: The RGB value is 57, 40, 87: 57 red, 40 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392857?: The complementary color is #465728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.