What color is #393558?

#393558 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393558?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 88: 57 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393558?

The complementary color is #545835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393558?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393558 color

#393558 rgb(57, 53, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393558 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 34.5% blue (57, 53, 88).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#393558 color codes

HEX	`#393558`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 40%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.07, 11.1, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.07, 23.3, 298.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.721, 4.121, 9.777)`
Decimal	`3749208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393558, 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 #393558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393558 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #393558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393558; }
.text { color: #393558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393558, #4b3558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393558?: #393558 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393558?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 88: 57 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393558?: The complementary color is #545835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393558?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.