What color is #353562?

#353562 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 #353562?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 98: 53 red, 53 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353562?

The complementary color is #626235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353562?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353562 color

#353562 rgb(53, 53, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353562 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 38.4% blue (53, 53, 98).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#353562 color codes

HEX	`#353562`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 46%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.27, 13.07, -26.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.27, 29.74, 296.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.945, 4.185, 12.1)`
Decimal	`3487074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353562, 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 #353562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #353562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353562; }
.text { color: #353562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353562, #4c3562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #353562?: #353562 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 #353562?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 98: 53 red, 53 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353562?: The complementary color is #626235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353562?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.