What color is #353A69?

#353A69 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 #353A69?

The RGB value is 53, 58, 105: 53 red, 58 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353A69?

The complementary color is #696435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353A69 color

#353A69 rgb(53, 58, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353A69 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22.7% green and 41.2% blue (53, 58, 105).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#353A69 color codes

HEX	`#353A69`
RGB	`rgb(53, 58, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 45%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.16, 12, -28.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.16, 30.69, 293.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.53, 4.803, 13.997)`
Decimal	`3488361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353A69, 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 #353A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #353A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353a69; }
.text { color: #353a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 58 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353a69, #4a3569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #353A69?: #353A69 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 #353A69?: The RGB value is 53, 58, 105: 53 red, 58 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353A69?: The complementary color is #696435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.