#383856

Color #383856

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 15.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#383856

RGB

rgb(56, 56, 86)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.1%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 34.9%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(24.77, 8.12, -18.08)

LCH

lch(24.77, 19.82, 294.19)

OKLCH

oklch(35.4%, 0.0517, 283.42)

HWB

hwb(240, 22%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565638

Analogous

#384756

#383856

#473856

Triadic

#383856

#563838

#385638

Split-complementary

#383856

#564738

#475638

Tetradic

#383856

#563856

#565638

#385638

Square

#383856

#563847

#565638

#385647

Shades

Color #383856 mixed toward black.

#2f2f48

#252539

#1c1c2b

#13131d

#09090e

Tints

Color #383856 mixed toward white.

#50507b

#6a6a9e

#9090b6

#b5b5cf

#dadae7

Tones

Color #383856 mixed toward gray.

#3a3a53

#3d3d51

#3f3f4e

#42424c

#444449

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383850 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#38384e · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#384b4a · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #383856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#383856]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#383856 (#383856) is rgb(56, 56, 86) in RGB.

No, #383856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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