What color is #383453?

#383453 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383453?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 83: 56 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383453?

The complementary color is #4F5334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383453 color

#383453 rgb(56, 52, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383453 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 32.5% blue (56, 52, 83).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#383453 color codes

HEX	`#383453`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 37%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.41, 9.93, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.41, 20.75, 298.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.42, 3.921, 8.706)`
Decimal	`3683411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383453, 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 #383453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #383453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383453; }
.text { color: #383453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383453, #483453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383453?: #383453 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383453?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 83: 56 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383453?: The complementary color is #4F5334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.