Close to Midnight Blue
#39005D
#39005D is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 0% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #39005D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
15.77:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.33:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.77:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.33:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #39005D as they’d see it.
#39005D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #39005D
What color is #39005D?
#39005D is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 0% green, and 36.5% blue. Its hue is 277°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #39005D in RGB?
#39005D is rgb(57, 0, 93): 57 red, 0 green, and 93 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #39005D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(39, 100, 0, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #39005D?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #39005D?
Its complement #122800 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.