What color is #39334C?

#39334C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39334C?

The RGB value is 57, 51, 76: 57 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39334C?

The complementary color is #464C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39334C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39334C color

#39334C rgb(57, 51, 76)

Shades of blue

The hex color #39334C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20% green and 29.8% blue (57, 51, 76).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#39334C color codes

HEX	`#39334C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 51, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 33%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 33%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.86, 8.93, -14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.86, 16.95, 301.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.175, 3.759, 7.342)`
Decimal	`3748684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39334C, 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 #39334C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39334C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #39334C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39334c; }
.text { color: #39334c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39334c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 51 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39334c, #45334c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #39334C?: #39334C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39334C?: The RGB value is 57, 51, 76: 57 red, 51 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39334C?: The complementary color is #464C33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39334C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.