What color is #38294F?

#38294F 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 #38294F?

The RGB value is 56, 41, 79: 56 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38294F?

The complementary color is #404F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38294F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38294F color

#38294F rgb(56, 41, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38294F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.1% green and 31% blue (56, 41, 79).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 32% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#38294F color codes

HEX	`#38294F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 41, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 32%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 48%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 48%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 16.28, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 26.47, 307.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.835, 2.991, 7.771)`
Decimal	`3680591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38294F, 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 #38294F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38294F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #38294F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38294f; }
.text { color: #38294f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38294f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 41 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38294f, #4b294f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38294F?: #38294F 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 #38294F?: The RGB value is 56, 41, 79: 56 red, 41 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38294F?: The complementary color is #404F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38294F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.