What color is #353B54?

#353B54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353B54?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 84: 53 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B54?

The complementary color is #544E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B54 color

#353B54 rgb(53, 59, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353B54 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 32.9% blue (53, 59, 84).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#353B54 color codes

HEX	`#353B54`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.34, 4.46, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.34, 16.52, 285.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.632, 4.525, 9.015)`
Decimal	`3488596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B54, 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 #353B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #353B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b54; }
.text { color: #353b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b54, #3f3554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #353B54?: #353B54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353B54?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 84: 53 red, 59 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B54?: The complementary color is #544E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.