What color is #352E42?

#352E42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352E42?

The RGB value is 53, 46, 66: 53 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352E42?

The complementary color is #3B422E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352E42 color

#352E42 rgb(53, 46, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352E42 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18% green and 25.9% blue (53, 46, 66).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#352E42 color codes

HEX	`#352E42`
RGB	`rgb(53, 46, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 30%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 30%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, 8.06, -11.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 13.96, 305.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.428, 3.104, 5.572)`
Decimal	`3485250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352E42, 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 #352E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #352E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352e42; }
.text { color: #352e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 46 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352e42, #3f2e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352E42?: #352E42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352E42?: The RGB value is 53, 46, 66: 53 red, 46 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352E42?: The complementary color is #3B422E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.