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#39274E Color

#39274E is rgb(57, 39, 78) in RGB, hsl(268, 33%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 50%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Purple (#301934), visibly different at ΔE 10.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39274E
HEX#39274E
RGBrgb(57, 39, 78)
HSLhsl(268, 33%, 23%)
HSVhsv(268, 50%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 50%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(31.3% 0.071 303.9)
LABlab(19.34% 15.66 -21.11)
LCHlch(19.34% 26.28 306.56)

What #39274E 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 #39274E, 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.

#39274E Channel Values

How #39274E 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 39 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 33% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 50% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.34:1 vs white · 1.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39274E 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 text13.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39274E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39274E; 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 #39274E

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39274E.

How #39274E 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#39274E
Protanopia#2B2B4E
Protanomaly#31294E
Deuteranopia#2E2E4E
Deuteranomaly#332B4E
Tritanopia#342E2E
Tritanomaly#362B3D
Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39274E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-39274e: #39274E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39274E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39274e': '#39274E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.153, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_39274e">#39274E</color>
SVG fillfill="#39274E"

More Purple Colors

#39274E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39274E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39274E?

#39274E is a dark purple — rgb(57, 39, 78) in RGB and hsl(268, 33%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.24.

What is the RGB value of #39274E?

#39274E is rgb(57, 39, 78) — red 57, green 39, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39274E?

#39274E converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 50%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39274E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39274E scores 13.34:1 against white and 1.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39274E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39274E 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 24.92, which is visibly different.

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