What color is #351E4C?

#351E4C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351E4C?

The RGB value is 53, 30, 76: 53 red, 30 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351E4C?

The complementary color is #354C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351E4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351E4C color

#351E4C rgb(53, 30, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351E4C is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11.8% green and 29.8% blue (53, 30, 76).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 43% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#351E4C color codes

HEX	`#351E4C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 30, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 43%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 61%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 61%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.54, 21.81, -24.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.54, 32.7, 311.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.237, 2.207, 7.092)`
Decimal	`3481164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351E4C, 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 #351E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #351E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351e4c; }
.text { color: #351e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 30 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351e4c, #4c1e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #351E4C?: #351E4C is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351E4C?: The RGB value is 53, 30, 76: 53 red, 30 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351E4C?: The complementary color is #354C1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351E4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.