What color is #392885?

#392885 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392885?

The RGB value is 57, 40, 133: 57 red, 40 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392885?

The complementary color is #748528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392885 color

#392885 rgb(57, 40, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #392885 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.7% green and 52.2% blue (57, 40, 133).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 54% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Rodeo (#332277), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#392885 color codes

HEX	`#392885`
RGB	`rgb(57, 40, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 54%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 70%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 70%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.94, 34.19, -49.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.94, 60.24, 304.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.678, 4.081, 22.621)`
Decimal	`3745925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392885, 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 #392885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #392885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392885; }
.text { color: #392885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 40 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392885, #682885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #392885?: #392885 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392885?: The RGB value is 57, 40, 133: 57 red, 40 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392885?: The complementary color is #748528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.