What color is #38346E?

#38346E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38346E?

The RGB value is 56, 52, 110: 56 red, 52 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38346E?

The complementary color is #6A6E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38346E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38346E color

#38346E rgb(56, 52, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38346E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.4% green and 43.1% blue (56, 52, 110).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#38346E color codes

HEX	`#38346E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 52, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 53%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, 18.58, -33.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 38.1, 299.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.673, 4.422, 15.304)`
Decimal	`3683438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38346E, 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 #38346E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38346E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #38346E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38346e; }
.text { color: #38346e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38346e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 52 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38346e, #55346e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #38346E?: #38346E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38346E?: The RGB value is 56, 52, 110: 56 red, 52 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38346E?: The complementary color is #6A6E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38346E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.