What color is #364F81?

#364F81 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #364F81?

The RGB value is 54, 79, 129: 54 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #364F81?

The complementary color is #816836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #364F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#364F81 color

#364F81 rgb(54, 79, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #364F81 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 31% green and 50.6% blue (54, 79, 129).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 41% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#364F81 color codes

HEX	`#364F81`
RGB	`rgb(54, 79, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 31%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 41%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 58%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 39%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, 6.55, -31.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 31.77, 281.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.278, 7.961, 21.865)`
Decimal	`3559297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #364F81, 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 #364F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#364F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #364F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #364f81; }
.text { color: #364f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #364f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 79 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #364f81, #433681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #364F81?: #364F81 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #364F81?: The RGB value is 54, 79, 129: 54 red, 79 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #364F81?: The complementary color is #816836, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #364F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.