What color is #393681?

#393681 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393681?

The RGB value is 57, 54, 129: 57 red, 54 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393681?

The complementary color is #7E8136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393681 color

#393681 rgb(57, 54, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393681 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.2% green and 50.6% blue (57, 54, 129).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 41% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#393681 color codes

HEX	`#393681`
RGB	`rgb(57, 54, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 41%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 58%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 58%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, 23.93, -42.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 48.44, 299.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.968, 5.093, 21.38)`
Decimal	`3749505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393681, 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 #393681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #393681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393681; }
.text { color: #393681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 54 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393681, #5f3681); }

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Questions

What color is #393681?: #393681 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393681?: The RGB value is 57, 54, 129: 57 red, 54 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393681?: The complementary color is #7E8136, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.