What color is #355595?

#355595 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355595?

The RGB value is 53, 85, 149: 53 red, 85 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355595?

The complementary color is #957535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355595?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355595 color

#355595 rgb(53, 85, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #355595 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 33.3% green and 58.4% blue (53, 85, 149).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Activities (#2E5090), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#355595 color codes

HEX	`#355595`
RGB	`rgb(53, 85, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 33.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 43%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.79, 9.61, -38.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.79, 39.89, 283.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.14, 9.423, 29.712)`
Decimal	`3495317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355595, 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 #355595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #355595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355595; }
.text { color: #355595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 85 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355595, #453595); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #355595?: #355595 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355595?: The RGB value is 53, 85, 149: 53 red, 85 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355595?: The complementary color is #957535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355595?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.