What color is #353C5A?

#353C5A 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 #353C5A?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 90: 53 red, 60 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C5A?

The complementary color is #5A5335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C5A color

#353C5A rgb(53, 60, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353C5A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 35.3% blue (53, 60, 90).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#353C5A color codes

HEX	`#353C5A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 33%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 5.68, -18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 19.72, 286.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.929, 4.727, 10.323)`
Decimal	`3488858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C5A, 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 #353C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #353C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c5a; }
.text { color: #353c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c5a, #40355a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #353C5A?: #353C5A 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 #353C5A?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 90: 53 red, 60 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C5A?: The complementary color is #5A5335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.