What color is #39405D?

#39405D 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 #39405D?

The RGB value is 57, 64, 93: 57 red, 64 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39405D?

The complementary color is #5D5639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39405D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39405D color

#39405D rgb(57, 64, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #39405D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.1% green and 36.5% blue (57, 64, 93).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#39405D color codes

HEX	`#39405D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 64, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 31%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 5.22, -18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 18.89, 286.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.496, 5.327, 11.092)`
Decimal	`3752029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39405D, 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 #39405D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39405D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #39405D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39405d; }
.text { color: #39405d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39405d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 64 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39405d, #44395d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #39405D?: #39405D 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 #39405D?: The RGB value is 57, 64, 93: 57 red, 64 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39405D?: The complementary color is #5D5639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39405D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.