What color is #383660?

#383660 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383660?

The RGB value is 56, 54, 96: 56 red, 54 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383660?

The complementary color is #5E6036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383660 color

#383660 rgb(56, 54, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383660 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 21.2% green and 37.6% blue (56, 54, 96).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#383660 color codes

HEX	`#383660`
RGB	`rgb(56, 54, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 21.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 44%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.71, 12.62, -24.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.71, 27.74, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.061, 4.323, 11.632)`
Decimal	`3683936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383660, 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 #383660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #383660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383660; }
.text { color: #383660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 54 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383660, #4d3660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383660?: #383660 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383660?: The RGB value is 56, 54, 96: 56 red, 54 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383660?: The complementary color is #5E6036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.