#38323b

Color #38323b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#38323b

RGB

rgb(56, 50, 59)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.3%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 15.3%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(21.72, 4.73, -4.69)

LCH

lch(21.72, 6.66, 315.24)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0177, 314.54)

HWB

hwb(280, 19.6%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#353b32

Analogous

#34323b

#38323b

#3b323a

Triadic

#38323b

#3b3832

#323b38

Split-complementary

#38323b

#3a3b32

#323b34

Tetradic

#38323b

#3b3235

#353b32

#323b38

Square

#38323b

#3b3432

#353b32

#323a3b

Shades

Color #38323b mixed toward black.

#2f2a31

#252127

#1c191e

#131114

#09080a

Tints

Color #38323b mixed toward white.

#5a515f

#7d6f83

#9e92a3

#beb7c2

#dfdbe0

Tones

Color #38323b mixed toward gray.

#38333a

#38343a

#373439

#373538

#373637

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#353539 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#363638 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#383737 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38323b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38323b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#38323b (#38323b) is rgb(56, 50, 59) in RGB.

No, #38323b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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