What color is #383650?

#383650 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383650?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 80: 56 red, 54 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383650?

The complementary color is #4E5036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383650 color

#383650 rgb(56, 54, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383650 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 31.4% blue (56, 54, 80).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#383650 color codes

HEX	`#383650`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.86, 7.68, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.86, 17.32, 296.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.398, 4.058, 8.139)`
Decimal	`3683920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383650, 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 #383650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #383650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383650; }
.text { color: #383650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383650, #453650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #383650?: #383650 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383650?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 80: 56 red, 54 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383650?: The complementary color is #4E5036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.