What color is #35263A?

#35263A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35263A?

The RGB value is 53, 38, 58: 53 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35263A?

The complementary color is #2B3A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35263A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35263A color

#35263A rgb(53, 38, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #35263A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.9% green and 22.7% blue (53, 38, 58).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#35263A color codes

HEX	`#35263A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 38, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 34%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.68, 11.49, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.68, 15.33, 318.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.925, 2.449, 4.321)`
Decimal	`3483194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35263A, 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 #35263A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35263A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #35263A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35263a; }
.text { color: #35263a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35263a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 38 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35263a, #3a2635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #35263A?: #35263A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35263A?: The RGB value is 53, 38, 58: 53 red, 38 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35263A?: The complementary color is #2B3A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35263A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.