#38085b

Color #38085b

A vivid, highly saturated very dark purple.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#38085b

RGB

rgb(56, 8, 91)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 83.8%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 91.2%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.5%, 91.2%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(14.23, 37.7, -38.26)

LCH

lch(14.23, 53.71, 314.58)

OKLCH

oklch(27.8%, 0.1326, 304.59)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 3.1%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b5b08

Analogous

#0f085b

#38085b

#5b0854

Triadic

#38085b

#5b3808

#085b38

Split-complementary

#38085b

#545b08

#085b0f

Tetradic

#38085b

#5b082b

#2b5b08

#085b38

Square

#38085b

#5b0f08

#2b5b08

#08545b

Shades

Color #38085b mixed toward black.

#2f074c

#25053d

#1c042d

#13031e

#09010f

Tints

Color #38085b mixed toward white.

#5f0e9a

#8513d9

#a642ee

#c381f4

#e1c0f9

Tones

Color #38085b mixed toward gray.

#370f54

#36164d

#351d46

#34243f

#332b38

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.35:1

White text reads better on this background (15.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a50 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#2c2f4d · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#374543 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#242424 · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #38085b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38085b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#38085b (#38085b) is rgb(56, 8, 91) in RGB.

No, #38085b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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