Close to Plum Purple
#39014A
#39014A is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 0.4% green, and 29% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 97% saturation and 15% 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 #39014A.
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.
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1.28:1 FailThis color as text on white
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1.28:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #39014A as they’d see it.
#39014A 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 #39014A
What color is #39014A?
#39014A is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 0.4% green, and 29% blue. Its hue is 286°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #39014A in RGB?
#39014A is rgb(57, 1, 74): 57 red, 1 green, and 74 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #39014A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(23, 99, 0, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #39014A?
PANTONE 2616 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #39014A?
Its complement #0E2500 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.