What color is #383E7A?

#383E7A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383E7A?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 122: 56 red, 62 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E7A?

The complementary color is #7A7438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E7A color

#383E7A rgb(56, 62, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383E7A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 47.8% blue (56, 62, 122).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#383E7A color codes

HEX	`#383E7A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 49%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 15.91, -35.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 38.55, 294.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.865, 5.691, 19.145)`
Decimal	`3686010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E7A, 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 #383E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #383E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e7a; }
.text { color: #383e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e7a, #53387a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383E7A?: #383E7A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383E7A?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 122: 56 red, 62 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E7A?: The complementary color is #7A7438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.