What color is #383D64?

#383D64 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 #383D64?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 100: 56 red, 61 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D64?

The complementary color is #645F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D64 color

#383D64 rgb(56, 61, 100)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383D64 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 39.2% blue (56, 61, 100).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 39% 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 10.4:1).

#383D64 color codes

HEX	`#383D64`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 44%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 39%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.01, 9.15, -23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.01, 25.38, 291.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.599, 5.098, 12.743)`
Decimal	`3685732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D64, 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 #383D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #383D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d64; }
.text { color: #383d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d64, #493864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383D64?: #383D64 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 #383D64?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 100: 56 red, 61 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D64?: The complementary color is #645F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.