Close to Midnight Blue
#35005B
#35005B is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 0% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #35005B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
16.12:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.30:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.12:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.30:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #35005B as they’d see it.
#35005B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #35005B
What color is #35005B?
#35005B is a very dark, vivid purple, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 0% green, and 35.7% blue. Its hue is 275°, with 100% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #35005B in RGB?
#35005B is rgb(53, 0, 91): 53 red, 0 green, and 91 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #35005B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 100, 0, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #35005B?
PANTONE 273 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #35005B?
Its complement #122600 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.