What color is #350751?

#350751 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #350751?

The RGB value is 53, 7, 81: 53 red, 7 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350751?

The complementary color is #235107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350751 color

#350751 rgb(53, 7, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #350751 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 2.7% green and 31.8% blue (53, 7, 81).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 84% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#350751 color codes

HEX	`#350751`
RGB	`rgb(53, 7, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 2.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 84%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 91%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 91%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.63, 35.13, -34.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.63, 48.96, 315.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.029, 1.503, 7.914)`
Decimal	`3475281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350751, 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 #350751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #350751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350751; }
.text { color: #350751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 7 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350751, #510748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #350751?: #350751 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #350751?: The RGB value is 53, 7, 81: 53 red, 7 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350751?: The complementary color is #235107, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.