What color is #362F86?

#362F86 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #362F86?

The RGB value is 54, 47, 134: 54 red, 47 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #362F86?

The complementary color is #7F862F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #362F86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#362F86 color

#362F86 rgb(54, 47, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #362F86 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 18.4% green and 52.5% blue (54, 47, 134).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 48% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Dark (#313390), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#362F86 color codes

HEX	`#362F86`
RGB	`rgb(54, 47, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 18.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 48%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 65%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 65%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.38, 29.62, -47.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.38, 56.31, 301.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.84, 4.538, 23.065)`
Decimal	`3551110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #362F86, 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 #362F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#362F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #362F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #362f86; }
.text { color: #362f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #362f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 47 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #362f86, #612f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #362F86?: #362F86 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #362F86?: The RGB value is 54, 47, 134: 54 red, 47 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #362F86?: The complementary color is #7F862F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #362F86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.