Skip to content

#39246B Color

#39246B is rgb(57, 36, 107) in RGB, hsl(258, 50%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39246B
HEX#39246B
RGBrgb(57, 36, 107)
HSLhsl(258, 50%, 28%)
HSVhsv(258, 66%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.118 292.3)
LABlab(20.31% 24.41 -38.72)
LCHlch(20.31% 45.77 302.23)

What #39246B 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 #39246B, 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.

#39246B Channel Values

How #39246B 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 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 50% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 66% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.82:1 vs white · 1.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39246B 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 text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #39246B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #39246B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39246B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #39246B

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39246B.

How #39246B 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#39246B
Protanopia#28286B
Protanomaly#30276B
Deuteranopia#2C2C6B
Deuteranomaly#32296B
Tritanopia#2B3434
Tritanomaly#312E4F
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39246B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39246b: #39246B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39246B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39246b': '#39246B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.141, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_39246b">#39246B</color>
SVG fillfill="#39246B"

More Purple Colors

#39246B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39246B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39246B?

#39246B is a dark purple — rgb(57, 36, 107) in RGB and hsl(258, 50%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is St. Patrick's Blue (#23297A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #39246B?

#39246B is rgb(57, 36, 107) — red 57, green 36, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39246B?

#39246B converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 66%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39246B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39246B scores 12.82:1 against white and 1.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39246B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39246B 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 11.17, which is visibly different.

Open #39246B in a Tool

Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.