What color is #351E43?

#351E43 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351E43?

The RGB value is 53, 30, 67: 53 red, 30 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351E43?

The complementary color is #2C431E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351E43 color

#351E43 rgb(53, 30, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351E43 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11.8% green and 26.3% blue (53, 30, 67).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#351E43 color codes

HEX	`#351E43`
RGB	`rgb(53, 30, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.96, 19.31, -19.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.96, 27.15, 315.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.945, 2.091, 5.557)`
Decimal	`3481155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351E43, 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 #351E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #351E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351e43; }
.text { color: #351e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 30 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351e43, #431e3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #351E43?: #351E43 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351E43?: The RGB value is 53, 30, 67: 53 red, 30 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351E43?: The complementary color is #2C431E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.