What color is #381F49?

#381F49 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #381F49?

The RGB value is 56, 31, 73: 56 red, 31 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #381F49?

The complementary color is #30491F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #381F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#381F49 color

#381F49 rgb(56, 31, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #381F49 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.2% green and 28.6% blue (56, 31, 73).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 40% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#381F49 color codes

HEX	`#381F49`
RGB	`rgb(56, 31, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 40%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 58%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17, 21.27, -21.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17, 30.28, 314.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.323, 2.302, 6.571)`
Decimal	`3678025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #381F49, 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 #381F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#381F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #381F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #381f49; }
.text { color: #381f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #381f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 31 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #381f49, #491f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #381F49?: #381F49 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #381F49?: The RGB value is 56, 31, 73: 56 red, 31 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #381F49?: The complementary color is #30491F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #381F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.