What color is #350088?

#350088 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #350088?

The RGB value is 53, 0, 136: 53 red, 0 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350088?

The complementary color is #538800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350088 color

#350088 rgb(53, 0, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #350088 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 0% green and 53.3% blue (53, 0, 136).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Orbital Kingdom (#220088), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#350088 color codes

HEX	`#350088`
RGB	`rgb(53, 0, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 0%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 100%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.07, 51.23, -61.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.07, 79.79, 309.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.911, 2.534, 23.465)`
Decimal	`3473544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350088, 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 #350088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #350088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350088; }
.text { color: #350088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 0 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350088, #790088); }

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Questions

What color is #350088?: #350088 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #350088?: The RGB value is 53, 0, 136: 53 red, 0 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350088?: The complementary color is #538800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.