What color is #38324F?

#38324F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38324F?

The RGB value is 56, 50, 79: 56 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38324F?

The complementary color is #494F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38324F color

#38324F rgb(56, 50, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38324F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (56, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#38324F color codes

HEX	`#38324F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, 10.12, -16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 19.62, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.182, 3.686, 7.887)`
Decimal	`3682895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38324F, 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 #38324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #38324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38324f; }
.text { color: #38324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38324f, #46324f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #38324F?: #38324F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38324F?: The RGB value is 56, 50, 79: 56 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38324F?: The complementary color is #494F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.