What color is #362C96?

#362C96 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362C96?

The RGB value is 54, 44, 150: 54 red, 44 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362C96?

The complementary color is #8C962C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362C96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362C96 color

#362C96 rgb(54, 44, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #362C96 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 17.3% green and 58.8% blue (54, 44, 150).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 55% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bluebell (#333399), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#362C96 color codes

HEX	`#362C96`
RGB	`rgb(54, 44, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 17.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 55%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 71%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 71%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.12, 36.89, -56.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.12, 67.55, 303.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.925, 4.787, 29.355)`
Decimal	`3550358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362C96, 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 #362C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #362C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362c96; }
.text { color: #362c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 44 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362c96, #6b2c96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #362C96?: #362C96 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362C96?: The RGB value is 54, 44, 150: 54 red, 44 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362C96?: The complementary color is #8C962C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362C96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.