What color is #393A85?

#393A85 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393A85?

The RGB value is 57, 58, 133: 57 red, 58 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393A85?

The complementary color is #858439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393A85 color

#393A85 rgb(57, 58, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393A85 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.7% green and 52.2% blue (57, 58, 133).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#393A85 color codes

HEX	`#393A85`
RGB	`rgb(57, 58, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, 22.65, -42.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 48.09, 298.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.433, 5.589, 22.873)`
Decimal	`3750533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393A85, 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 #393A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #393A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393a85; }
.text { color: #393a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 58 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393a85, #5e3985); }

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Questions

What color is #393A85?: #393A85 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393A85?: The RGB value is 57, 58, 133: 57 red, 58 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393A85?: The complementary color is #858439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.