What color is #353154?

#353154 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353154?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 84: 53 red, 49 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353154?

The complementary color is #505431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353154?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353154 color

#353154 rgb(53, 49, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353154 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 32.9% blue (53, 49, 84).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#353154 color codes

HEX	`#353154`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 42%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.28, 11.3, -20.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.28, 23.55, 298.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.166, 3.593, 8.86)`
Decimal	`3486036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353154, 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 #353154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #353154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353154; }
.text { color: #353154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353154, #473154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #353154?: #353154 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353154?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 84: 53 red, 49 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353154?: The complementary color is #505431, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353154?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.