#38333e

Color #38333e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#38333e

RGB

rgb(56, 51, 62)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 9.7%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 17.7%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 17.7%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(22.15, 4.79, -6.08)

LCH

lch(22.15, 7.74, 308.23)

OKLCH

oklch(33.1%, 0.0202, 305.74)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 20%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#393e33

Analogous

#33343e

#38333e

#3e333e

Triadic

#38333e

#3e3833

#333e38

Split-complementary

#38333e

#3e3e33

#343e33

Tetradic

#38333e

#3e3339

#393e33

#333e38

Square

#38333e

#3e3334

#393e33

#333e3e

Shades

Color #38333e mixed toward black.

#2f2b34

#252229

#1c1a1f

#131115

#09090a

Tints

Color #38333e mixed toward white.

#595162

#7a6f87

#9b92a5

#bcb6c3

#dedbe1

Tones

Color #38333e mixed toward gray.

#38343d

#38353c

#38363b

#38373a

#39383a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#36363c · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#36373b · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#383a39 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #38333e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#38333e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#38333e (#38333e) is rgb(56, 51, 62) in RGB.

No, #38333e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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