What color is #38304A?

#38304A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38304A?

The RGB value is 56, 48, 74: 56 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38304A?

The complementary color is #424A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38304A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38304A color

#38304A rgb(56, 48, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #38304A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.8% green and 29% blue (56, 48, 74).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#38304A color codes

HEX	`#38304A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 48, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 35%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.76, 10.05, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.76, 17.87, 304.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.924, 3.449, 6.936)`
Decimal	`3682378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38304A, 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 #38304A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38304A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #38304A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38304a; }
.text { color: #38304a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38304a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 48 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38304a, #45304a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38304A?: #38304A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38304A?: The RGB value is 56, 48, 74: 56 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38304A?: The complementary color is #424A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38304A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.