What color is #35326A?

#35326A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35326A?

The RGB value is 53, 50, 106: 53 red, 50 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35326A?

The complementary color is #676A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35326A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35326A color

#35326A rgb(53, 50, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #35326A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.6% green and 41.6% blue (53, 50, 106).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 36% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#35326A color codes

HEX	`#35326A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 50, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 36%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 53%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 53%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.93, 17.82, -32.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.93, 37.02, 298.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.21, 4.078, 14.146)`
Decimal	`3486314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35326A, 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 #35326A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35326A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #35326A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35326a; }
.text { color: #35326a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35326a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 50 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35326a, #51326a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #35326A?: #35326A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35326A?: The RGB value is 53, 50, 106: 53 red, 50 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35326A?: The complementary color is #676A32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35326A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.