What color is #383D63?

#383D63 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 #383D63?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 99: 56 red, 61 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D63?

The complementary color is #635E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D63 color

#383D63 rgb(56, 61, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383D63 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 38.8% blue (56, 61, 99).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#383D63 color codes

HEX	`#383D63`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 38%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.96, 8.83, -23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.96, 24.74, 290.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.551, 5.079, 12.49)`
Decimal	`3685731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D63, 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 #383D63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #383D63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d63; }
.text { color: #383d63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d63, #493863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383D63?: #383D63 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 #383D63?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 99: 56 red, 61 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D63?: The complementary color is #635E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.