What color is #352C45?

#352C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352C45?

The RGB value is 53, 44, 69: 53 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352C45?

The complementary color is #3C452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352C45 color

#352C45 rgb(53, 44, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352C45 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 17.3% green and 27.1% blue (53, 44, 69).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 22% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#352C45 color codes

HEX	`#352C45`
RGB	`rgb(53, 44, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 17.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 22%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20, 10.28, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20, 17.49, 306.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.443, 2.988, 6.024)`
Decimal	`3484741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352C45, 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 #352C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #352C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352c45; }
.text { color: #352c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 44 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352c45, #422c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352C45?: #352C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352C45?: The RGB value is 53, 44, 69: 53 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352C45?: The complementary color is #3C452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.