#383668 Color

#383668 is rgb(56, 54, 104) in RGB, hsl(242, 32%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 48%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), visibly different at ΔE 10.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#383668

HEX#383668

RGBrgb(56, 54, 104)

HSLhsl(242, 32%, 31%)

HSVhsv(242, 48%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(46%, 48%, 0%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(36.1% 0.085 283.1)

LABlab(24.84% 11.97 -29.54)

LCHlch(24.84% 31.87 292.06)

What #383668 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 #383668, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 10.17 Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 10.96 Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 11.78 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 12.17 Yale Blue#00356BΔE 12.24 Marine Blue#01386AΔE 12.88

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#383668 Channel Values

How #383668 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 56 · G 54 · B 104	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 242° · S 32% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 242° · S 48% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 46% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.08:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #383668 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 text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #383668

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #383668; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #383668

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.

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How #383668 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.

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Tritanopia#2D3F3F

Tritanomaly#323C52

Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

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Using #383668 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-383668: #383668;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #383668;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-383668': '#383668' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.212, blue: 0.408)

Android XML<color name="color_383668">#383668</color>

SVG fillfill="#383668"

More Blue Colors

#383668 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#383668 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #383668?

#383668 is a dark blue — rgb(56, 54, 104) in RGB and hsl(242, 32%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.17.

What is the RGB value of #383668?

#383668 is rgb(56, 54, 104) — red 56, green 54, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #383668?

#383668 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 48%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #383668 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #383668 scores 11.08:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #383668 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #383668 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 17.12, which is visibly different.

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