What color is #393261?

#393261 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393261?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 97: 57 red, 50 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393261?

The complementary color is #5A6132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393261 color

#393261 rgb(57, 50, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393261 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 38% blue (57, 50, 97).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#393261 color codes

HEX	`#393261`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 48%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.72, 15.96, -26.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.72, 31.3, 300.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.985, 4.014, 11.819)`
Decimal	`3748449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393261, 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 #393261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #393261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393261; }
.text { color: #393261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393261, #513261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393261?: #393261 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393261?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 97: 57 red, 50 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393261?: The complementary color is #5A6132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.