What color is #383D67?

#383D67 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 #383D67?

The RGB value is 56, 61, 103: 56 red, 61 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383D67?

The complementary color is #676238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383D67 color

#383D67 rgb(56, 61, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383D67 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 23.9% green and 40.4% blue (56, 61, 103).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#383D67 color codes

HEX	`#383D67`
RGB	`rgb(56, 61, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 23.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, 10.14, -25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 27.29, 291.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.747, 5.157, 13.522)`
Decimal	`3685735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383D67, 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 #383D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #383D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383d67; }
.text { color: #383d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 61 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383d67, #4b3867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383D67?: #383D67 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 #383D67?: The RGB value is 56, 61, 103: 56 red, 61 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383D67?: The complementary color is #676238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.