What color is #383F68?

#383F68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #383F68?

The RGB value is 56, 63, 104: 56 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #383F68?

The complementary color is #686138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #383F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#383F68 color

#383F68 rgb(56, 63, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #383F68 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 24.7% green and 40.8% blue (56, 63, 104).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#383F68 color codes

HEX	`#383F68`
RGB	`rgb(56, 63, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 24.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 46%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 39%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, 9.12, -24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 26.56, 290.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.906, 5.395, 13.824)`
Decimal	`3686248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #383F68, 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 #383F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#383F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #383F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #383f68; }
.text { color: #383f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #383f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 63 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #383f68, #493868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #383F68?: #383F68 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #383F68?: The RGB value is 56, 63, 104: 56 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #383F68?: The complementary color is #686138, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #383F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.