What color is #352A76?

#352A76 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352A76?

The RGB value is 53, 42, 118: 53 red, 42 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352A76?

The complementary color is #6B762A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352A76 color

#352A76 rgb(53, 42, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #352A76 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.5% green and 46.3% blue (53, 42, 118).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 48% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Rodeo (#332277), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#352A76 color codes

HEX	`#352A76`
RGB	`rgb(53, 42, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 48%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 64%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.73, 27.24, -42.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.73, 50.14, 302.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.565, 3.721, 17.561)`
Decimal	`3484278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352A76, 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 #352A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #352A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352a76; }
.text { color: #352a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 42 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352a76, #5b2a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #352A76?: #352A76 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352A76?: The RGB value is 53, 42, 118: 53 red, 42 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352A76?: The complementary color is #6B762A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.