What color is #393555?

#393555 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393555?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 85: 57 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393555?

The complementary color is #515535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393555 color

#393555 rgb(57, 53, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393555 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 33.3% blue (57, 53, 85).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#393555 color codes

HEX	`#393555`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 38%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.91, 10.19, -18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.91, 21.34, 298.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.6, 4.072, 9.136)`
Decimal	`3749205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393555, 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 #393555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #393555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393555; }
.text { color: #393555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393555, #493555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #393555?: #393555 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393555?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 85: 57 red, 53 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393555?: The complementary color is #515535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.