What color is #35395A?

#35395A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35395A?

The RGB value is 53, 57, 90: 53 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35395A?

The complementary color is #5A5635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35395A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35395A color

#35395A rgb(53, 57, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #35395A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22.4% green and 35.3% blue (53, 57, 90).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#35395A color codes

HEX	`#35395A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 57, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 37%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, 7.71, -20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 21.74, 290.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.776, 4.421, 10.273)`
Decimal	`3488090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35395A, 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 #35395A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35395A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #35395A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35395a; }
.text { color: #35395a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35395a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 57 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35395a, #44355a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #35395A?: #35395A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35395A?: The RGB value is 53, 57, 90: 53 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35395A?: The complementary color is #5A5635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35395A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.