What color is #393C87?

#393C87 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 #393C87?

The RGB value is 57, 60, 135: 57 red, 60 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393C87?

The complementary color is #878439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393C87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393C87 color

#393C87 rgb(57, 60, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393C87 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.5% green and 52.9% blue (57, 60, 135).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#393C87 color codes

HEX	`#393C87`
RGB	`rgb(57, 60, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 56%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.03, 22.01, -42.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.03, 47.92, 297.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.675, 5.85, 23.642)`
Decimal	`3751047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393C87, 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 #393C87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393C87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #393C87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393c87; }
.text { color: #393c87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393c87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 60 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393c87, #5d3987); }

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Questions

What color is #393C87?: #393C87 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 #393C87?: The RGB value is 57, 60, 135: 57 red, 60 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393C87?: The complementary color is #878439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393C87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.