What color is #352F6E?

#352F6E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352F6E?

The RGB value is 53, 47, 110: 53 red, 47 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352F6E?

The complementary color is #686E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352F6E color

#352F6E rgb(53, 47, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #352F6E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.4% green and 43.1% blue (53, 47, 110).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 40% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#352F6E color codes

HEX	`#352F6E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 47, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 40%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 57%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 57%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.39, 21.22, -35.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.39, 41.7, 300.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.298, 3.915, 15.225)`
Decimal	`3485550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352F6E, 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 #352F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #352F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352f6e; }
.text { color: #352f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 47 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352f6e, #542f6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #352F6E?: #352F6E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352F6E?: The RGB value is 53, 47, 110: 53 red, 47 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352F6E?: The complementary color is #686E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.