#38233e

Color #38233e

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 22.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#38233e

RGB

rgb(56, 35, 62)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 27.8%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 43.5%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(17.42, 15.74, -13.3)

LCH

lch(17.42, 20.61, 319.8)

OKLCH

oklch(29.4%, 0.0551, 318.53)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 13.7%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#293e23

Analogous

#2a233e

#38233e

#3e2336

Triadic

#38233e

#3e3823

#233e38

Split-complementary

#38233e

#363e23

#233e2a

Tetradic

#38233e

#3e2329

#293e23

#233e38

Square

#38233e

#3e2a23

#293e23

#23363e

Shades

Color #38233e mixed toward black.

#2f1d34

#251729

#1c111f

#130c15

#09060a

Tints

Color #38233e mixed toward white.

#603c6a

#875596

#a87bb4

#c5a7cd

#e2d3e6

Tones

Color #38233e mixed toward gray.

#37253c

#352739

#342a37

#332c35

#322e33

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.48:1

White text reads better on this background (14.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303039 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#313337 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#373433 · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#2b2b2b · ΔE 16.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38233e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38233e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#38233e (#38233e) is rgb(56, 35, 62) in RGB.

No, #38233e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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