What color is #382B95?

#382B95 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Gentian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382B95?

The RGB value is 56, 43, 149: 56 red, 43 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382B95?

The complementary color is #88952B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382B95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382B95 color

#382B95 rgb(56, 43, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #382B95 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 16.9% green and 58.4% blue (56, 43, 149).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 55% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gentian Blue (#312297), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#382B95 color codes

HEX	`#382B95`
RGB	`rgb(56, 43, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 16.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 55%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 71%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 71%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, 37.45, -56.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 67.53, 303.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.918, 4.738, 28.925)`
Decimal	`3681173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382B95, 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 #382B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #382B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382b95; }
.text { color: #382b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 43 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382b95, #6d2b95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #382B95?: #382B95 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Gentian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382B95?: The RGB value is 56, 43, 149: 56 red, 43 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382B95?: The complementary color is #88952B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382B95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.