What color is #384171?

#384171 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384171?

The RGB value is 56, 65, 113: 56 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384171?

The complementary color is #716838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384171 color

#384171 rgb(56, 65, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #384171 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.5% green and 44.3% blue (56, 65, 113).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#384171 color codes

HEX	`#384171`
RGB	`rgb(56, 65, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 42%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.94, 10.79, -28.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.94, 30.88, 290.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.501, 5.813, 16.399)`
Decimal	`3686769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384171, 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 #384171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #384171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384171; }
.text { color: #384171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 65 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384171, #4b3871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #384171?: #384171 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384171?: The RGB value is 56, 65, 113: 56 red, 65 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384171?: The complementary color is #716838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.