What color is #393B56?

#393B56 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B56?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 86: 57 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B56?

The complementary color is #565439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B56 color

#393B56 rgb(57, 59, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393B56 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 33.7% blue (57, 59, 86).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#393B56 color codes

HEX	`#393B56`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.77, 6.43, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.77, 17.72, 291.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.931, 4.67, 9.444)`
Decimal	`3750742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B56, 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 #393B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #393B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b56; }
.text { color: #393b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b56, #453956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #393B56?: #393B56 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B56?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 86: 57 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B56?: The complementary color is #565439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.