What color is #38274B?

#38274B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38274B?

The RGB value is 56, 39, 75: 56 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38274B?

The complementary color is #3A4B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38274B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38274B color

#38274B rgb(56, 39, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38274B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 15.3% green and 29.4% blue (56, 39, 75).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#38274B color codes

HEX	`#38274B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 39, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 15.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 48%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, 16.5, -19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 25.47, 310.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.626, 2.8, 7.005)`
Decimal	`3680075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38274B, 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 #38274B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38274B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #38274B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38274b; }
.text { color: #38274b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38274b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 39 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38274b, #4a274b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38274B?: #38274B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38274B?: The RGB value is 56, 39, 75: 56 red, 39 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38274B?: The complementary color is #3A4B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38274B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.