Close to Ink Blue
#35233A
#35233A is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 25% 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 #35233A.
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.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.45:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.45:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.45:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.45:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #35233A as they’d see it.
#35233A 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 #35233A
What color is #35233A?
#35233A is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #35233A in RGB?
#35233A is rgb(53, 35, 58): 53 red, 35 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #35233A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 40, 0, 77). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #35233A?
PANTONE 2626 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #35233A?
Its complement #1C2E17 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.