What color is #382C6E?

#382C6E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #382C6E?

The RGB value is 56, 44, 110: 56 red, 44 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #382C6E?

The complementary color is #626E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #382C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#382C6E color

#382C6E rgb(56, 44, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #382C6E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 17.3% green and 43.1% blue (56, 44, 110).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#382C6E color codes

HEX	`#382C6E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 44, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 17.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 60%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 60%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.89, 23.94, -36.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.89, 43.81, 303.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.345, 3.768, 15.194)`
Decimal	`3681390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #382C6E, 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 #382C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#382C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #382C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #382c6e; }
.text { color: #382c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #382c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 44 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #382c6e, #592c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #382C6E?: #382C6E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #382C6E?: The RGB value is 56, 44, 110: 56 red, 44 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #382C6E?: The complementary color is #626E2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #382C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.