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#391650 Color

#391650 is rgb(57, 22, 80) in RGB, hsl(276, 57%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 72%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#391650
HEX#391650
RGBrgb(57, 22, 80)
HSLhsl(276, 57%, 20%)
HSVhsv(276, 73%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 72%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(28.5% 0.104 309)
LABlab(15.34% 26.28 -28.81)
LCHlch(15.34% 38.99 312.37)

What #391650 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #391650, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#391650 Channel Values

How #391650 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 57 · G 22 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 57% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 73% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.95:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #391650 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #391650 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #391650

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #391650; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #391650

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #391650.

How #391650 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#391650
Protanopia#1F1F50
Protanomaly#2B1C50
Deuteranopia#252550
Deuteranomaly#2E2050
Tritanopia#322323
Tritanomaly#351F3A
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #391650 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-391650: #391650;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #391650;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-391650': '#391650' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.086, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_391650">#391650</color>
SVG fillfill="#391650"

More Purple Colors

#391650 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#391650 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #391650?

#391650 is a dark purple — rgb(57, 22, 80) in RGB and hsl(276, 57%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.49.

What is the RGB value of #391650?

#391650 is rgb(57, 22, 80) — red 57, green 22, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #391650?

#391650 converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 72%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #391650 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #391650 scores 14.95:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #391650 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #391650 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.01, which is visibly different.

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