Close to Ink Blue
#38293C
#38293C is a very dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 16.1% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 19% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #38293C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.54:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.55:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.54:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.55:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #38293C as they’d see it.
#38293C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #38293C
What color is #38293C?
#38293C is a very dark, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 22% red, 16.1% green, and 23.5% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 19% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #38293C in RGB?
#38293C is rgb(56, 41, 60): 56 red, 41 green, and 60 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #38293C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 32, 0, 76). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #38293C?
PANTONE Black 5 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #38293C?
Its complement #23321F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.