Palettes / Colors / #383A8A

#383A8A — Muted Blue

#383A8A is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#383A8A is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A8838; it also sits naturally between #38628A and #60388A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 22% · Green 23% · Blue 54%

Cyan 59% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #383A8A

.text { color: #383A8A; }
.background { background-color: #383A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #383A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(56, 58, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 42%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #383A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(56, 58, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #383A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(56, 58, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#383A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#383A8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A8838:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #383A8A: #FFFFFF.

How #383A8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #383A8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #383A89  ·  #383A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #383A8A?

#383A8A is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 56, 58, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #383A8A?

#383A8A is RGB 56, 58, 138 — HSL 239°, 42%, 38% — CMYK 59%, 58%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #383A8A?

Its complement is #8A8838; analogous partners are #38628A and #60388A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #383A8A for text?

White text on #383A8A has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.14:1.