What color is #355A98?

#355A98 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355A98?

The RGB value is 53, 90, 152: 53 red, 90 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355A98?

The complementary color is #987335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355A98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355A98 color

#355A98 rgb(53, 90, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #355A98 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.3% green and 59.6% blue (53, 90, 152).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#355A98 color codes

HEX	`#355A98`
RGB	`rgb(53, 90, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 48%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 65%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 41%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.44, 7.46, -37.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.44, 38.62, 281.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.79, 10.335, 31.126)`
Decimal	`3496600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355A98, 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 #355A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#355A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #355A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355a98; }
.text { color: #355a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 90 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355a98, #413598); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #355A98?: #355A98 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355A98?: The RGB value is 53, 90, 152: 53 red, 90 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355A98?: The complementary color is #987335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355A98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.