What color is #35294E?

#35294E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35294E?

The RGB value is 53, 41, 78: 53 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35294E?

The complementary color is #424E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35294E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35294E color

#35294E rgb(53, 41, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #35294E is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.1% green and 30.6% blue (53, 41, 78).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#35294E color codes

HEX	`#35294E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 41, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.61, 14.98, -20.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.61, 25.68, 305.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.636, 2.893, 7.573)`
Decimal	`3483982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35294E, 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 #35294E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35294E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #35294E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35294e; }
.text { color: #35294e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35294e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 41 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35294e, #48294e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #35294E?: #35294E is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35294E?: The RGB value is 53, 41, 78: 53 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35294E?: The complementary color is #424E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35294E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.