What color is #383F61?

#383F61 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 #383F61?

The RGB value is 56, 63, 97: 56 red, 63 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383F61?

The complementary color is #615A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383F61 color

#383F61 rgb(56, 63, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383F61 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.7% green and 38% blue (56, 63, 97).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#383F61 color codes

HEX	`#383F61`
RGB	`rgb(56, 63, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.46, 6.83, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.46, 22.12, 288)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.565, 5.259, 12.029)`
Decimal	`3686241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383F61, 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 #383F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #383F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383f61; }
.text { color: #383f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 63 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383f61, #463861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383F61?: #383F61 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 #383F61?: The RGB value is 56, 63, 97: 56 red, 63 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383F61?: The complementary color is #615A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.