What color is #352D46?

#352D46 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352D46?

The RGB value is 53, 45, 70: 53 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352D46?

The complementary color is #3E462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352D46 color

#352D46 rgb(53, 45, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352D46 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (53, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#352D46 color codes

HEX	`#352D46`
RGB	`rgb(53, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.35, 9.87, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.35, 17.37, 304.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.512, 3.076, 6.202)`
Decimal	`3484998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352D46, 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 #352D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #352D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352d46; }
.text { color: #352d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352d46, #422d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352D46?: #352D46 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352D46?: The RGB value is 53, 45, 70: 53 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352D46?: The complementary color is #3E462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.