What color is #363C54?

#363C54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363C54?

The RGB value is 54, 60, 84: 54 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363C54?

The complementary color is #544E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363C54 color

#363C54 rgb(54, 60, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #363C54 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 23.5% green and 32.9% blue (54, 60, 84).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#363C54 color codes

HEX	`#363C54`
RGB	`rgb(54, 60, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 23.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 29%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 4.13, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 15.83, 285.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.737, 4.656, 9.035)`
Decimal	`3554388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363C54, 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 #363C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #363C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363c54; }
.text { color: #363c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 60 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363c54, #3f3654); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #363C54?: #363C54 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363C54?: The RGB value is 54, 60, 84: 54 red, 60 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363C54?: The complementary color is #544E36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.