Close to Ink Blue
#35283F
#35283F is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 22% saturation and 20% 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 #35283F.
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
13.76:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.53:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.76:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.53:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #35283F as they’d see it.
#35283F 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 #35283F
What color is #35283F?
#35283F is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #35283F in RGB?
#35283F is rgb(53, 40, 63): 53 red, 40 green, and 63 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #35283F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(16, 37, 0, 75). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #35283F?
PANTONE 433 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #35283F?
Its complement #24311A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.