What color is #383B5D?

#383B5D 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 #383B5D?

The RGB value is 56, 59, 93: 56 red, 59 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383B5D?

The complementary color is #5D5A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383B5D color

#383B5D rgb(56, 59, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383B5D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.1% green and 36.5% blue (56, 59, 93).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#383B5D color codes

HEX	`#383B5D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 59, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 37%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, 8.26, -20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 22.26, 291.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.17, 4.759, 11)`
Decimal	`3685213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383B5D, 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 #383B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #383B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383b5d; }
.text { color: #383b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 59 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383b5d, #47385d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383B5D?: #383B5D 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 #383B5D?: The RGB value is 56, 59, 93: 56 red, 59 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383B5D?: The complementary color is #5D5A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.