What color is #393044?

#393044 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393044?

The RGB value is 57, 48, 68: 57 red, 48 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393044?

The complementary color is #3B4430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393044 color

#393044 rgb(57, 48, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #393044 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18.8% green and 26.7% blue (57, 48, 68).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#393044 color codes

HEX	`#393044`
RGB	`rgb(57, 48, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.58, 8.78, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.58, 14.07, 308.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.787, 3.401, 5.925)`
Decimal	`3747908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393044, 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 #393044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #393044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393044; }
.text { color: #393044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 48 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393044, #433044); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #393044?: #393044 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393044?: The RGB value is 57, 48, 68: 57 red, 48 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393044?: The complementary color is #3B4430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.