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#39293B closest to Melanzane

#39293B is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Melanzane. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.1% green and 23.1% blue (rgb(57, 41, 59)). Its HSL value is 293° hue, 18% saturation and 20% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black. #39293B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.51:1.

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Variations of #39293B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#39293B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#39293B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #39293B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2B2F3A
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #272D3C
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2D2C3B
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2B2F3A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #302D3B
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #3A2B2F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3A2A36
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #2E2E2E
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #312D32

#39293B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.51:1 Super#39293B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#39293B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#39293B in CSS

/* Melanzane */
.color { color: #39293B; }
.background { background-color: #39293B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #39293B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(57 41 59);
color: hsl(293 18% 20%);
color: oklch(0.307 0.039 322.7);

#39293B FAQ

What color is #39293B?

#39293B is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Melanzane. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #39293B?

#39293B is rgb(57, 41, 59) in RGB, hsl(293, 18%, 20%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 31%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #39293B?

The complementary color of #39293B is #2B3B29, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #39293B?

White text has the best contrast on #39293B: 13.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #39293B a warm or cool color?

#39293B is a cool color.