What color is #362D74?

#362D74 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362D74?

The RGB value is 54, 45, 116: 54 red, 45 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362D74?

The complementary color is #6B742D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362D74 color

#362D74 rgb(54, 45, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #362D74 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 17.6% green and 45.5% blue (54, 45, 116).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 44% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#362D74 color codes

HEX	`#362D74`
RGB	`rgb(54, 45, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 17.6%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 44%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 61%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 61%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.41, 24.81, -39.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.41, 46.82, 302)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.611, 3.922, 16.981)`
Decimal	`3550580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362D74, 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 #362D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #362D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362d74; }
.text { color: #362d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 45 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362d74, #5a2d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #362D74?: #362D74 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362D74?: The RGB value is 54, 45, 116: 54 red, 45 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362D74?: The complementary color is #6B742D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.