What color is #353C80?

#353C80 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353C80?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 128: 53 red, 60 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C80?

The complementary color is #807935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C80 color

#353C80 rgb(53, 60, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #353C80 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 50.2% blue (53, 60, 128).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#353C80 color codes

HEX	`#353C80`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 53%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.24, 18.69, -39.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.24, 43.7, 295.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.979, 5.547, 21.121)`
Decimal	`3488896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C80, 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 #353C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #353C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c80; }
.text { color: #353c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c80, #533580); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #353C80?: #353C80 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353C80?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 128: 53 red, 60 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C80?: The complementary color is #807935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.