What color is #393477?

#393477 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393477?

The RGB value is 57, 52, 119: 57 red, 52 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393477?

The complementary color is #727734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393477 color

#393477 rgb(57, 52, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393477 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.4% green and 46.7% blue (57, 52, 119).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#393477 color codes

HEX	`#393477`
RGB	`rgb(57, 52, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 56%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, 21.86, -37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 43.7, 300.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.244, 4.657, 18.019)`
Decimal	`3748983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393477, 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 #393477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #393477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393477; }
.text { color: #393477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 52 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393477, #5b3477); }

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Questions

What color is #393477?: #393477 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393477?: The RGB value is 57, 52, 119: 57 red, 52 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393477?: The complementary color is #727734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.