What color is #39072E?

#39072E is a very dark, vivid magenta. In RGB it is rgb(57, 7, 46), and in HSL hsl(313, 78%, 13%).

Is #39072E accessible as text?

On white, #39072E has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.24:1 (fails). For text placed on #39072E, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #39072E?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is pink-950 (#510424).

What colors go well with #39072E?

#39072E pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #073B12. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #39072E below.

Is #39072E good for buttons?

#39072E works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #39072E — black text only reaches 1.24:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #39072E the same as CSS midnightblue?

No — #39072E is not the CSS named color midnightblue, but midnightblue (#191970) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#39072E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #39072E

Not just a swatch — here's how #39072E works with other colors. Named schemes with #39072E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #39072E Secondary #7D472D Surface #ECD8C1 Accent #464F38 Anchor #592233

Deep Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #39072E Secondary #BA6032 Accent #7D7540 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Deep Purple as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #39072E Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F0E7 Secondary #BCADA0 Ink #2B2723

Deep Purple sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #39072E Anchor #141210 Accent #D69B51 Secondary #30252C Surface #F3EDE3

Deep Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #39072E Secondary #4F3D49 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

Deep Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Deep Purple carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #39072E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 59/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 23/100

Low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 75/100

High

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 7/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 46/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 78/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 35/100

Low

Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.

UI accent fit 22/100

Low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 42/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 90/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #39072E

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For fashion

People also use #39072E with

Russian Violet Oxblood Sacramento Green Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 16.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #ECBAE1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #3B071F — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #39072E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Export

:root {
  --color-base: #39072E;
  --color-base-rgb: 57 7 46;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(24.2% 0.091 338.6);
  --color-50: #FEF1FB;
  --color-100: #FBDAF4;
  --color-200: #F6B6E8;
  --color-300: #EA85D4;
  --color-400: #DA58BE;
  --color-500: #BF36A1;
  --color-600: #91307C;
  --color-700: #672859;
  --color-800: #431E3B;
  --color-900: #291425;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  deep-purple: {
    50: '#FEF1FB',
    100: '#FBDAF4',
    200: '#F6B6E8',
    300: '#EA85D4',
    400: '#DA58BE',
    500: '#BF36A1',
    600: '#91307C',
    700: '#672859',
    800: '#431E3B',
    900: '#291425',
  },
}

$base: #39072E;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FEF1FB;
$base-100: #FBDAF4;
$base-200: #F6B6E8;
$base-300: #EA85D4;
$base-400: #DA58BE;
$base-500: #BF36A1;
$base-600: #91307C;
$base-700: #672859;
$base-800: #431E3B;
$base-900: #291425;
$base-hover: #2F0626;
$base-subtle: #E495D3;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#39072E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FEF1FB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#FBDAF4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F6B6E8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#EA85D4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#DA58BE",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#BF36A1",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#91307C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#672859",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#431E3B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#291425",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}