#383042

Color #383042

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#383042

RGB

rgb(56, 48, 66)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 15.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 27.3%, 25.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 27.3%, 0%, 74.1%)

LAB

lab(21.39, 7.86, -9.94)

LCH

lch(21.39, 12.67, 308.33)

OKLCH

oklch(32.5%, 0.033, 304.89)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 18.8%, 74.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3a4230

Analogous

#303142

#383042

#413042

Triadic

#383042

#423830

#304238

Split-complementary

#383042

#424130

#314230

Tetradic

#383042

#42303a

#3a4230

#304238

Square

#383042

#423031

#3a4230

#304241

Shades

Color #383042 mixed toward black.

#2f2837

#25202c

#1c1821

#131016

#09080b

Tints

Color #383042 mixed toward white.

#594c68

#79688f

#9a8cac

#bcb3c7

#ddd9e3

Tones

Color #383042 mixed toward gray.

#383241

#38333f

#39353e

#39363c

#39383b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#35353e · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#35363d · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#383b3a · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #383042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#383042]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#383042 (#383042) is rgb(56, 48, 66) in RGB.

No, #383042 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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