What color is #383E58?

#383E58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E58?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 88: 56 red, 62 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E58?

The complementary color is #585238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E58 color

#383E58 rgb(56, 62, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383E58 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 34.5% blue (56, 62, 88).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#383E58 color codes

HEX	`#383E58`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.71, 4.68, -16.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.71, 17.03, 285.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.114, 4.99, 9.924)`
Decimal	`3685976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E58, 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 #383E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #383E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e58; }
.text { color: #383e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e58, #423858); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #383E58?: #383E58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E58?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 88: 56 red, 62 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E58?: The complementary color is #585238, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.