Charcoal
#38315E · Charcoal
#38315E is Charcoal, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 56, 49, 94 and a relative luminance of 0.038, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.04
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
11.87:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.77:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #38315E?
#38315E is Charcoal, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 56, 49, 94, and in HSL it is 249°, 31%, 28%.
Is #38315E a light or dark color?
#38315E has a relative luminance of 0.038, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #38315E?
Its complementary color is #575E31. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.