#391E66 Color

#391E66 is rgb(57, 30, 102) in RGB, hsl(263, 55%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 71%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), visibly different at ΔE 11.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#391E66

HEX#391E66

RGBrgb(57, 30, 102)

HSLhsl(263, 55%, 26%)

HSVhsv(263, 71%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 71%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(31.5% 0.12 296)

LABlab(18.57% 26.71 -38.28)

LCHlch(18.57% 46.68 304.91)

What #391E66 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 #391E66, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 11.26 Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.31 St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 11.69 Petunia#470659ΔE 12.36 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 13.16 Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 13.61

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

#391E66 Channel Values

How #391E66 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 57 · G 30 · B 102	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 263° · S 55% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 263° · S 71% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 44% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.53:1 vs white · 1.55:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #391E66 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 text13.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #391E66

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #391E66; 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 #391E66

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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How #391E66 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#391E66

Protanopia#242466

Protanomaly#2E2266

Deuteranopia#292966

Deuteranomaly#302566

Tritanopia#2C2F2F

Tritanomaly#32294B

Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

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Using #391E66 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-391e66: #391E66;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #391E66;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-391e66': '#391E66' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.118, blue: 0.400)

Android XML<color name="color_391e66">#391E66</color>

SVG fillfill="#391E66"

More Purple Colors

#391E66 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#391E66 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #391E66?

#391E66 is a dark purple — rgb(57, 30, 102) in RGB and hsl(263, 55%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.26.

What is the RGB value of #391E66?

#391E66 is rgb(57, 30, 102) — red 57, green 30, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #391E66?

#391E66 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 71%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #391E66 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #391E66 scores 13.53:1 against white and 1.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #391E66 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #391E66 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 13.16, which is visibly different.

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