#38234d

Color #38234d

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#38234d

RGB

rgb(56, 35, 77)

HSL

hsl(270, 37.5%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 54.5%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(18.27, 19.75, -22.27)

LCH

lch(18.27, 29.77, 311.57)

OKLCH

oklch(30.4%, 0.0766, 305.43)

HWB

hwb(270, 13.7%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#384d23

Analogous

#23234d

#38234d

#4d234d

Triadic

#38234d

#4d3823

#234d38

Split-complementary

#38234d

#4d4d23

#234d23

Tetradic

#38234d

#4d2338

#384d23

#234d38

Square

#38234d

#4d2323

#384d23

#234d4d

Shades

Color #38234d mixed toward black.

#2f1d40

#251733

#1c1227

#130c1a

#09060d

Tints

Color #38234d mixed toward white.

#59387b

#7a4da8

#9c76c1

#bda4d6

#ded1ea

Tones

Color #38234d mixed toward gray.

#38274a

#382a46

#382e43

#38313f

#38353c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#303045 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#313344 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#373f3d · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 19.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38234d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38234d]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#38234d (#38234d) is rgb(56, 35, 77) in RGB.

No, #38234d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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