What color is #383C6A?

#383C6A 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 #383C6A?

The RGB value is 56, 60, 106: 56 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383C6A?

The complementary color is #6A6638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383C6A color

#383C6A rgb(56, 60, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383C6A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.5% green and 41.6% blue (56, 60, 106).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 31% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#383C6A color codes

HEX	`#383C6A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 60, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 31%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 47%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 43%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.05, 11.81, -27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.05, 29.89, 293.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.847, 5.113, 14.312)`
Decimal	`3685482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383C6A, 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 #383C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #383C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383c6a; }
.text { color: #383c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 60 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383c6a, #4d386a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383C6A?: #383C6A 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 #383C6A?: The RGB value is 56, 60, 106: 56 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383C6A?: The complementary color is #6A6638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.