What color is #362D46?

#362D46 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362D46?

The RGB value is 54, 45, 70: 54 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362D46?

The complementary color is #3D462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362D46 color

#362D46 rgb(54, 45, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #362D46 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (54, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#362D46 color codes

HEX	`#362D46`
RGB	`rgb(54, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.45, 10.25, -14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.45, 17.44, 305.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.565, 3.103, 6.204)`
Decimal	`3550534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362D46, 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 #362D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #362D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362d46; }
.text { color: #362d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362d46, #422d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #362D46?: #362D46 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362D46?: The RGB value is 54, 45, 70: 54 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362D46?: The complementary color is #3D462D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.