What color is #392B4F?

#392B4F 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 #392B4F?

The RGB value is 57, 43, 79: 57 red, 43 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392B4F?

The complementary color is #414F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392B4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392B4F color

#392B4F rgb(57, 43, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392B4F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.9% green and 31% blue (57, 43, 79).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#392B4F color codes

HEX	`#392B4F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 43, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 46%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.68, 15.26, -19.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.68, 25, 307.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.962, 3.162, 7.797)`
Decimal	`3746639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392B4F, 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 #392B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #392B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392b4f; }
.text { color: #392b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 43 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392b4f, #4b2b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392B4F?: #392B4F 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 #392B4F?: The RGB value is 57, 43, 79: 57 red, 43 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392B4F?: The complementary color is #414F2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392B4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.