What color is #353B5E?

#353B5E 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 #353B5E?

The RGB value is 53, 59, 94: 53 red, 59 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353B5E?

The complementary color is #5E5835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353B5E color

#353B5E rgb(53, 59, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353B5E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.1% green and 36.9% blue (53, 59, 94).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#353B5E color codes

HEX	`#353B5E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 59, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.84, 7.65, -21.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.84, 22.96, 289.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.052, 4.693, 11.227)`
Decimal	`3488606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353B5E, 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 #353B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #353B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353b5e; }
.text { color: #353b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 59 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353b5e, #44355e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #353B5E?: #353B5E 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 #353B5E?: The RGB value is 53, 59, 94: 53 red, 59 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353B5E?: The complementary color is #5E5835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.