What color is #383257?

#383257 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383257?

The RGB value is 56, 50, 87: 56 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383257?

The complementary color is #515732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383257 color

#383257 rgb(56, 50, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383257 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 19.6% green and 34.1% blue (56, 50, 87).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#383257 color codes

HEX	`#383257`
RGB	`rgb(56, 50, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 19.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 43%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.03, 12.52, -21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.03, 24.84, 300.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.491, 3.81, 9.514)`
Decimal	`3682903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383257, 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 #383257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #383257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383257; }
.text { color: #383257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 50 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383257, #4b3257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383257?: #383257 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383257?: The RGB value is 56, 50, 87: 56 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383257?: The complementary color is #515732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.