#39334E
Prussian Blue · dark cool purple
About #39334E
With the hex code #39334E, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 20% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Prussian Blue — a ΔE of 14.1 — followed by Oxford Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #484E33, a umber shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 11.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.95:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #39334E?
With the hex code #39334E, this is a dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 22% red, 20% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #39334E?
Use white text. White on #39334E has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #39334E?
Its complementary colour is #484E33, and analogous partners are #333A4E and #47334E.