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#38217D Color

#38217D is rgb(56, 33, 125) in RGB, hsl(255, 58%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 74%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38217D
HEX#38217D
RGBrgb(56, 33, 125)
HSLhsl(255, 58%, 31%)
HSVhsv(255, 74%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 74%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(34% 0.146 287.4)
LABlab(20.88% 30.48 -49.33)
LCHlch(20.88% 57.98 301.71)

What #38217D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38217D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 6.26Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 7.19KSU Purple#512888ΔE 7.43Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 7.64Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 8.05St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 10.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#38217D Channel Values

How #38217D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 33 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 58% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 74% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.49:1 vs white · 1.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38217D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #38217D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #38217D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38217D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#38217D
Complementary
#667D21
Analogous
#21387D
Analogous
#66217D
Triadic
#7D3821
Triadic
#217D38
Split comp.
#7D6621
Split comp.
#387D21

Tints & Shades of #38217D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4A2CA5
#5B36C9
#7B5ED4
#9982DE
#BAAAE9
#D8CFF2

Shades

#311D6D
#2A195D
#22144D
#1D1140
#160D30
#0E0920

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38217D.

How #38217D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38217D
Protanopia#26267D
Protanomaly#2E247D
Deuteranopia#2A2A7D
Deuteranomaly#30277D
Tritanopia#213838
Tritanomaly#2C305B
Achromatopsia#343434

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Using #38217D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-38217d: #38217D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38217D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38217d': '#38217D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.129, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_38217d">#38217D</color>
SVG fillfill="#38217D"

More Purple Colors

#38217D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#38217D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38217D?

#38217D is a dark purple — rgb(56, 33, 125) in RGB and hsl(255, 58%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Violet (#4C2882), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #38217D?

#38217D is rgb(56, 33, 125) — red 56, green 33, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38217D?

#38217D converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 74%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38217D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38217D scores 12.49:1 against white and 1.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38217D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38217D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 7.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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