What color is #363E7D?

#363E7D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Evening Magic?

The RGB value is 54, 62, 125: 54 red, 62 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Evening Magic?

The complementary color is #7D7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363E7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Evening Magic color: hex code #363E7D

#363E7D rgb(54, 62, 125)

Shades of blue

Evening Magic has the hex code #363E7D. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 24.3% green and 49% blue (54, 62, 125).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

Evening Magic (#363E7D) color codes

HEX	`#363E7D`
RGB	`rgb(54, 62, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 24.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 57%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 50%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, 16.49, -36.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 40.44, 294.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.944, 5.71, 20.134)`
Decimal	`3554941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Evening Magic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #363E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #363E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363e7d; }
.text { color: #363e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 62 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363e7d, #52367d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #363E7D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #363E7D?: #363E7D is a dark, desaturated blue known as Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Evening Magic?: The RGB value is 54, 62, 125: 54 red, 62 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Evening Magic?: The complementary color is #7D7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363E7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.