What color is #383557?

#383557 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383557?

The RGB value is 56, 53, 87: 56 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383557?

The complementary color is #545735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383557 color

#383557 rgb(56, 53, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383557 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 20.8% green and 34.1% blue (56, 53, 87).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#383557 color codes

HEX	`#383557`
RGB	`rgb(56, 53, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 20.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 39%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.92, 10.47, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.92, 22.63, 297.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.624, 4.075, 9.558)`
Decimal	`3683671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383557, 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 #383557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #383557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383557; }
.text { color: #383557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 53 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383557, #493557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #383557?: #383557 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383557?: The RGB value is 56, 53, 87: 56 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383557?: The complementary color is #545735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.