What color is #393652?

#393652 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 #393652?

The RGB value is 57, 54, 82: 57 red, 54 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393652?

The complementary color is #4F5236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393652 color

#393652 rgb(57, 54, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393652 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.2% green and 32.2% blue (57, 54, 82).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#393652 color codes

HEX	`#393652`
RGB	`rgb(57, 54, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 34%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 34%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.06, 8.62, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.06, 18.65, 297.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.529, 4.117, 8.537)`
Decimal	`3749458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393652, 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 #393652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #393652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393652; }
.text { color: #393652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 54 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393652, #473652); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #393652?: #393652 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 #393652?: The RGB value is 57, 54, 82: 57 red, 54 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393652?: The complementary color is #4F5236, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.