What color is #363F58?

#363F58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363F58?

The RGB value is 54, 63, 88: 54 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363F58?

The complementary color is #584F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363F58 color

#363F58 rgb(54, 63, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #363F58 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 24.7% green and 34.5% blue (54, 63, 88).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#363F58 color codes

HEX	`#363F58`
RGB	`rgb(54, 63, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 24.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 28%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 3.35, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 16.5, 281.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.06, 5.044, 9.938)`
Decimal	`3555160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363F58, 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 #363F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #363F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363f58; }
.text { color: #363f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 63 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363f58, #3e3658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #363F58?: #363F58 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363F58?: The RGB value is 54, 63, 88: 54 red, 63 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363F58?: The complementary color is #584F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.