What color is #355B9A?

#355B9A 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 #355B9A?

The RGB value is 53, 91, 154: 53 red, 91 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355B9A?

The complementary color is #9A7435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355B9A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355B9A color

#355B9A rgb(53, 91, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #355B9A is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.7% green and 60.4% blue (53, 91, 154).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 49% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#355B9A color codes

HEX	`#355B9A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 91, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 49%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 41%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.85, 7.54, -38.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.85, 39.17, 281.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.04, 10.571, 32.024)`
Decimal	`3496858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355B9A, 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 #355B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#355B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #355B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355b9a; }
.text { color: #355b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 91 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355b9a, #42359a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #355B9A?: #355B9A 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 #355B9A?: The RGB value is 53, 91, 154: 53 red, 91 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355B9A?: The complementary color is #9A7435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355B9A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.