What color is #353770?

#353770 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353770?

The RGB value is 53, 55, 112: 53 red, 55 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353770?

The complementary color is #706E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353770 color

#353770 rgb(53, 55, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353770 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 21.6% green and 43.9% blue (53, 55, 112).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#353770 color codes

HEX	`#353770`
RGB	`rgb(53, 55, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 21.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 53%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 51%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.74, 16.46, -33.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.74, 37.24, 296.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.758, 4.659, 15.922)`
Decimal	`3487600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353770, 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 #353770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #353770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353770; }
.text { color: #353770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 55 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353770, #513570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #353770?: #353770 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353770?: The RGB value is 53, 55, 112: 53 red, 55 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353770?: The complementary color is #706E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.