What color is #353043?

#353043 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353043?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 67: 53 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353043?

The complementary color is #3E4330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353043 color

#353043 rgb(53, 48, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #353043 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 26.3% blue (53, 48, 67).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#353043 color codes

HEX	`#353043`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 28%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, 6.96, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 13.07, 302.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.538, 3.276, 5.755)`
Decimal	`3485763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353043, 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 #353043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #353043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353043; }
.text { color: #353043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353043, #3e3043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #353043?: #353043 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353043?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 67: 53 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353043?: The complementary color is #3E4330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.