What color is #383087?

#383087 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383087?

The RGB value is 56, 48, 135: 56 red, 48 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383087?

The complementary color is #7F8730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383087?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383087 color

#383087 rgb(56, 48, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383087 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 18.8% green and 52.9% blue (56, 48, 135).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 48% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Dark (#313390), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#383087 color codes

HEX	`#383087`
RGB	`rgb(56, 48, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 18.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 48%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 64%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 64%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, 29.69, -47.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 56.18, 301.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.06, 4.703, 23.453)`
Decimal	`3682439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383087, 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 #383087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #383087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383087; }
.text { color: #383087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 48 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383087, #633087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383087?: #383087 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383087?: The RGB value is 56, 48, 135: 56 red, 48 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383087?: The complementary color is #7F8730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383087?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.