What color is #393561?

#393561 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393561?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 97: 57 red, 53 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393561?

The complementary color is #5D6135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393561?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393561 color

#393561 rgb(57, 53, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393561 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 38% blue (57, 53, 97).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#393561 color codes

HEX	`#393561`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 45%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.57, 13.92, -25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.57, 29.11, 298.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.118, 4.279, 11.863)`
Decimal	`3749217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393561, 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 #393561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #393561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393561; }
.text { color: #393561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393561, #4f3561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393561?: #393561 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393561?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 97: 57 red, 53 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393561?: The complementary color is #5D6135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393561?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.