Exploring the Color #39283D

#39283D sits at 289° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 21% saturation and 20% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, deep tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 57, 40, 61 produces a 13.59:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #39283D is a distant relative of CSS indigo — about 82 units away from #4B0082. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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