What color is #351E44?

#351E44 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 #351E44?

The RGB value is 53, 30, 68: 53 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351E44?

The complementary color is #2D441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351E44 color

#351E44 rgb(53, 30, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351E44 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11.8% green and 26.7% blue (53, 30, 68).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#351E44 color codes

HEX	`#351E44`
RGB	`rgb(53, 30, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 56%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.02, 19.58, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.02, 27.77, 314.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.976, 2.103, 5.717)`
Decimal	`3481156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351E44, 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 #351E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #351E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351e44; }
.text { color: #351e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 30 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351e44, #441e40); }

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Questions

What color is #351E44?: #351E44 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 #351E44?: The RGB value is 53, 30, 68: 53 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351E44?: The complementary color is #2D441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.