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#392452 Color

#392452 is rgb(57, 36, 82) in RGB, hsl(267, 39%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#392452
HEX#392452
RGBrgb(57, 36, 82)
HSLhsl(267, 39%, 23%)
HSVhsv(267, 56%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(31% 0.082 303)
LABlab(18.74% 18.45 -24.74)
LCHlch(18.74% 30.86 306.71)

What #392452 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 #392452, 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.

#392452 Channel Values

How #392452 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 36 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 39% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 56% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.56:1 vs white · 1.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #392452 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 text13.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #392452

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #392452; 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 #392452

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 #392452.

How #392452 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#392452
Protanopia#282852
Protanomaly#302752
Deuteranopia#2C2C52
Deuteranomaly#322952
Tritanopia#322D2D
Tritanomaly#352A3F
Achromatopsia#2E2E2E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #392452 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-392452: #392452;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #392452;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-392452': '#392452' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.141, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_392452">#392452</color>
SVG fillfill="#392452"

More Purple Colors

#392452 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#392452 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #392452?

#392452 is a dark purple — rgb(57, 36, 82) in RGB and hsl(267, 39%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #392452?

#392452 is rgb(57, 36, 82) — red 57, green 36, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #392452?

#392452 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 56%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #392452 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #392452 scores 13.56:1 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 #392452 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #392452 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 21.59, which is visibly different.

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