#38217b

Color #38217b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#38217b

RGB

rgb(56, 33, 123)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 57.7%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 73.2%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(21.43, 34.95, -47.39)

LCH

lch(21.43, 58.88, 306.41)

OKLCH

oklch(33.8%, 0.1431, 287.9)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 12.9%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#647b21

Analogous

#21377b

#38217b

#65217b

Triadic

#38217b

#7b3821

#217b38

Split-complementary

#38217b

#7b6521

#377b21

Tetradic

#38217b

#7b2164

#647b21

#217b38

Square

#38217b

#7b2137

#647b21

#217b65

Shades

Color #38217b mixed toward black.

#2f1c67

#251652

#1c113e

#130b29

#090615

Tints

Color #38217b mixed toward white.

#4d2daa

#6845cd

#8d73da

#b3a2e6

#d9d0f3

Tones

Color #38217b mixed toward gray.

#3c2974

#3f306c

#433865

#473f5d

#4a4756

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#302f6d · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#31326a · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#37615e · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38217b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38217b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#38217b (#38217b) is rgb(56, 33, 123) in RGB.

No, #38217b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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