What color is #35174B?

#35174B is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35174B?

The RGB value is 53, 23, 75: 53 red, 23 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35174B?

The complementary color is #2D4B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35174B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35174B color

#35174B rgb(53, 23, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #35174B is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 9% green and 29.4% blue (53, 23, 75).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#35174B color codes

HEX	`#35174B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 23, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 69%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.83, 25.89, -26.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.83, 36.99, 314.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.044, 1.878, 6.857)`
Decimal	`3479371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35174B, 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 #35174B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35174B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #35174B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35174b; }
.text { color: #35174b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35174b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 23 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35174b, #4b1747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #35174B?: #35174B is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35174B?: The RGB value is 53, 23, 75: 53 red, 23 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35174B?: The complementary color is #2D4B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35174B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.