#38303b

Color #38303b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#38303b

RGB

rgb(56, 48, 59)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 10.3%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 18.6%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 18.6%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(21.1, 6.09, -5.62)

LCH

lch(21.1, 8.29, 317.3)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.0221, 316.84)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 18.8%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#333b30

Analogous

#33303b

#38303b

#3b3039

Triadic

#38303b

#3b3830

#303b38

Split-complementary

#38303b

#393b30

#303b33

Tetradic

#38303b

#3b3033

#333b30

#303b38

Square

#38303b

#3b3330

#333b30

#30393b

Shades

Color #38303b mixed toward black.

#2f2831

#252027

#1c181e

#131014

#09080a

Tints

Color #38303b mixed toward white.

#5b4e60

#7e6c85

#9f90a5

#bfb5c3

#dfdae1

Tones

Color #38303b mixed toward gray.

#38313a

#373239

#373338

#363437

#363536

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.65:1

White text reads better on this background (12.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353539 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#353638 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#383736 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38303b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38303b]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#38303b (#38303b) is rgb(56, 48, 59) in RGB.

No, #38303b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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