What color is #383E7C?

#383E7C 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 #383E7C?

The RGB value is 56, 62, 124: 56 red, 62 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383E7C?

The complementary color is #7C7638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383E7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383E7C color

#383E7C rgb(56, 62, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383E7C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.3% green and 48.6% blue (56, 62, 124).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 38% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#383E7C color codes

HEX	`#383E7C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 62, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 38%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 55%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 50%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.75, 16.6, -36.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.75, 39.79, 294.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.99, 5.741, 19.805)`
Decimal	`3686012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383E7C, 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 #383E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #383E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383e7c; }
.text { color: #383e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 62 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383e7c, #54387c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #383E7C?: #383E7C 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 #383E7C?: The RGB value is 56, 62, 124: 56 red, 62 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383E7C?: The complementary color is #7C7638, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383E7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.