What color is #383F5F?

#383F5F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383F5F?

The RGB value is 56, 63, 95: 56 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383F5F?

The complementary color is #5F5838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383F5F color

#383F5F rgb(56, 63, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383F5F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.7% green and 37.3% blue (56, 63, 95).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#383F5F color codes

HEX	`#383F5F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 63, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, 6.2, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 20.85, 287.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.473, 5.222, 11.544)`
Decimal	`3686239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383F5F, 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 #383F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #383F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383f5f; }
.text { color: #383f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 63 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383f5f, #45385f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383F5F?: #383F5F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383F5F?: The RGB value is 56, 63, 95: 56 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383F5F?: The complementary color is #5F5838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.