What color is #395284?

#395284 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 #395284?

The RGB value is 57, 82, 132: 57 red, 82 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395284?

The complementary color is #846B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395284?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395284 color

#395284 rgb(57, 82, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #395284 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.2% green and 51.8% blue (57, 82, 132).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#395284 color codes

HEX	`#395284`
RGB	`rgb(57, 82, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 38%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, 6.34, -30.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 31.6, 281.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.868, 8.57, 23.012)`
Decimal	`3756676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395284, 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 #395284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #395284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395284; }
.text { color: #395284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 82 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395284, #463984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #395284?: #395284 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 #395284?: The RGB value is 57, 82, 132: 57 red, 82 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395284?: The complementary color is #846B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395284?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.