What color is #381130?

#381130 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381130?

The RGB value is 56, 17, 48: 56 red, 17 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381130?

The complementary color is #113819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381130 color

#381130 rgb(56, 17, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #381130 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 6.7% green and 18.8% blue (56, 17, 48).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#381130 color codes

HEX	`#381130`
RGB	`rgb(56, 17, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 6.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.32, 23.9, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.32, 26.41, 334.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.365, 1.455, 2.952)`
Decimal	`3674416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381130, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #381130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #381130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381130; }
.text { color: #381130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 17 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381130, #38111c); }

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Questions

What color is #381130?: #381130 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381130?: The RGB value is 56, 17, 48: 56 red, 17 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381130?: The complementary color is #113819, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.