What color is #352E45?

#352E45 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 #352E45?

The RGB value is 53, 46, 69: 53 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352E45?

The complementary color is #3E452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352E45 color

#352E45 rgb(53, 46, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352E45 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18% green and 27.1% blue (53, 46, 69).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#352E45 color codes

HEX	`#352E45`
RGB	`rgb(53, 46, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 33%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.6, 8.9, -13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.6, 15.93, 303.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.519, 3.141, 6.05)`
Decimal	`3485253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352E45, 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 #352E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #352E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352e45; }
.text { color: #352e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 46 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352e45, #412e45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352E45?: #352E45 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 #352E45?: The RGB value is 53, 46, 69: 53 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352E45?: The complementary color is #3E452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.