#383857

Color #383857

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#383857

RGB

rgb(56, 56, 87)

HSL

hsl(240, 21.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 35.6%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(24.82, 8.42, -18.65)

LCH

lch(24.82, 20.46, 294.3)

OKLCH

oklch(35.5%, 0.0534, 283.31)

HWB

hwb(240, 22%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575738

Analogous

#384757

#383857

#473857

Triadic

#383857

#573838

#385738

Split-complementary

#383857

#574738

#475738

Tetradic

#383857

#573857

#575738

#385738

Square

#383857

#573847

#575738

#385747

Shades

Color #383857 mixed toward black.

#2f2f48

#25253a

#1c1c2b

#13131d

#09090e

Tints

Color #383857 mixed toward white.

#50507c

#6a6a9f

#8f8fb7

#b5b5cf

#dadae7

Tones

Color #383857 mixed toward gray.

#3a3a54

#3d3d52

#40404f

#42424d

#45454a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.87:1

White text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383851 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#38384f · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#384b4a · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #383857;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#383857]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#383857 (#383857) is rgb(56, 56, 87) in RGB.

No, #383857 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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