What color is #393160?

#393160 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393160?

The RGB value is 57, 49, 96: 57 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393160?

The complementary color is #586031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393160?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393160 color

#393160 rgb(57, 49, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393160 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.2% green and 37.6% blue (57, 49, 96).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#393160 color codes

HEX	`#393160`
RGB	`rgb(57, 49, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 49%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.37, 16.33, -26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.37, 31.4, 301.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.896, 3.911, 11.561)`
Decimal	`3748192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393160, 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 #393160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #393160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393160; }
.text { color: #393160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 49 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393160, #513160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393160?: #393160 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393160?: The RGB value is 57, 49, 96: 57 red, 49 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393160?: The complementary color is #586031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393160?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.