What color is #393D5B?

#393D5B 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 #393D5B?

The RGB value is 57, 61, 91: 57 red, 61 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393D5B?

The complementary color is #5B5739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393D5B color

#393D5B rgb(57, 61, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393D5B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.9% green and 35.7% blue (57, 61, 91).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#393D5B color codes

HEX	`#393D5B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 61, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 33%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, 6.61, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 19.59, 289.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.244, 4.962, 10.577)`
Decimal	`3751259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393D5B, 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 #393D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #393D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393d5b; }
.text { color: #393d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 61 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393d5b, #46395b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #393D5B?: #393D5B 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 #393D5B?: The RGB value is 57, 61, 91: 57 red, 61 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393D5B?: The complementary color is #5B5739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.