What color is #38203E?

#38203E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38203E?

The RGB value is 56, 32, 62: 56 red, 32 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38203E?

The complementary color is #263E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38203E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38203E color

#38203E rgb(56, 32, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38203E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.5% green and 24.3% blue (56, 32, 62).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#38203E color codes

HEX	`#38203E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 32, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 48%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 17.75, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 22.95, 320.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.017, 2.222, 4.826)`
Decimal	`3678270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38203E, 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 #38203E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38203E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #38203E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38203e; }
.text { color: #38203e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38203e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 32 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38203e, #3e2035); }

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Questions

What color is #38203E?: #38203E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38203E?: The RGB value is 56, 32, 62: 56 red, 32 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38203E?: The complementary color is #263E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38203E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.