What color is #395194?

#395194 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395194?

The RGB value is 57, 81, 148: 57 red, 81 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395194?

The complementary color is #947C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395194?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395194 color

#395194 rgb(57, 81, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #395194 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.8% green and 58% blue (57, 81, 148).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 44% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Activities (#2E5090), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#395194 color codes

HEX	`#395194`
RGB	`rgb(57, 81, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 44%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 61%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 45%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.78, 12.66, -39.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.78, 41.68, 287.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.973, 8.892, 29.202)`
Decimal	`3756436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395194, 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 #395194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #395194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395194; }
.text { color: #395194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 81 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395194, #4e3994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #395194?: #395194 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395194?: The RGB value is 57, 81, 148: 57 red, 81 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395194?: The complementary color is #947C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395194?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.