What color is #393B5B?

#393B5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B5B?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 91: 57 red, 59 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B5B?

The complementary color is #5B5939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B5B color

#393B5B rgb(57, 59, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393B5B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 35.7% blue (57, 59, 91).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#393B5B color codes

HEX	`#393B5B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 35%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 7.95, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 20.96, 292.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.139, 4.753, 10.542)`
Decimal	`3750747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B5B, 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 #393B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #393B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b5b; }
.text { color: #393b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b5b, #48395b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393B5B?: #393B5B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B5B?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 91: 57 red, 59 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B5B?: The complementary color is #5B5939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.