What color is #352B80?

#352B80 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 #352B80?

The RGB value is 53, 43, 128: 53 red, 43 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352B80?

The complementary color is #76802B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352B80 color

#352B80 rgb(53, 43, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #352B80 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.9% green and 50.2% blue (53, 43, 128).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 50% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Rodeo (#332277), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#352B80 color codes

HEX	`#352B80`
RGB	`rgb(53, 43, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 50%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 66%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 66%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 29.96, -46.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 55.46, 302.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 4.043, 20.87)`
Decimal	`3484544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352B80, 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 #352B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #352B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352b80; }
.text { color: #352b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 43 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352b80, #5f2b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #352B80?: #352B80 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 #352B80?: The RGB value is 53, 43, 128: 53 red, 43 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352B80?: The complementary color is #76802B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.