What color is #382049?

#382049 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 #382049?

The RGB value is 56, 32, 73: 56 red, 32 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382049?

The complementary color is #314920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382049 color

#382049 rgb(56, 32, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #382049 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 12.5% green and 28.6% blue (56, 32, 73).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 56% 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 14.28:1).

#382049 color codes

HEX	`#382049`
RGB	`rgb(56, 32, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 12.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 56%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, 20.62, -21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 29.54, 314.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.35, 2.355, 6.58)`
Decimal	`3678281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382049, 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 #382049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #382049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382049; }
.text { color: #382049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 32 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382049, #492046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #382049?: #382049 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 #382049?: The RGB value is 56, 32, 73: 56 red, 32 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382049?: The complementary color is #314920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.