What color is #35385A?

#35385A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35385A?

The RGB value is 53, 56, 90: 53 red, 56 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35385A?

The complementary color is #5A5735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35385A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35385A color

#35385A rgb(53, 56, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #35385A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22% green and 35.3% blue (53, 56, 90).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#35385A color codes

HEX	`#35385A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 56, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 38%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.71, 8.39, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.71, 22.43, 291.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.727, 4.323, 10.256)`
Decimal	`3487834`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35385A, 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 #35385A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35385A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #35385A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35385a; }
.text { color: #35385a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35385a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 56 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35385a, #44355a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #35385A?: #35385A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35385A?: The RGB value is 53, 56, 90: 53 red, 56 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35385A?: The complementary color is #5A5735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35385A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.