#38255b

Color #38255b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.24 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#38255b

RGB

rgb(56, 37, 91)

HSL

hsl(261.1, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.1, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.5%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(19.72, 22.54, -29.37)

LCH

lch(19.72, 37.02, 307.5)

OKLCH

oklch(31.7%, 0.0934, 297)

HWB

hwb(261.1, 14.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#485b25

Analogous

#252d5b

#38255b

#53255b

Triadic

#38255b

#5b3825

#255b38

Split-complementary

#38255b

#5b5325

#2d5b25

Tetradic

#38255b

#5b2548

#485b25

#255b38

Square

#38255b

#5b252d

#485b25

#255b53

Shades

Color #38255b mixed toward black.

#2f1f4c

#25193d

#1c122e

#130c1e

#09060f

Tints

Color #38255b mixed toward white.

#543788

#704ab5

#9477c8

#b7a4da

#dbd2ed

Tones

Color #38255b mixed toward gray.

#392957

#3b2e52

#3c324e

#3d3749

#3f3c45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.58:1

White text reads better on this background (13.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313152 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#32334f · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#374947 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#303030 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #38255b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38255b]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#38255b (#38255b) is rgb(56, 37, 91) in RGB.

No, #38255b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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