What color is #38233E?

#38233E 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 #38233E?

The RGB value is 56, 35, 62: 56 red, 35 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38233E?

The complementary color is #293E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38233E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38233E color

#38233E rgb(56, 35, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38233E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 13.7% green and 24.3% blue (56, 35, 62).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#38233E color codes

HEX	`#38233E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 35, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 13.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 44%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.42, 15.74, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.42, 20.61, 319.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.101, 2.391, 4.855)`
Decimal	`3679038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38233E, 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 #38233E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38233E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #38233E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38233e; }
.text { color: #38233e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38233e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 35 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38233e, #3e2336); }

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Questions

What color is #38233E?: #38233E 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 #38233E?: The RGB value is 56, 35, 62: 56 red, 35 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38233E?: The complementary color is #293E23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38233E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.