Close to Royal Navy
#352C4E
#352C4E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 17.3% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #352C4E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette builder →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette builder →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
12.95:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.62:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.95:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.62:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #352C4E as they’d see it.
#352C4E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #352C4E
What color is #352C4E?
#352C4E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 20.8% red, 17.3% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #352C4E in RGB?
#352C4E is rgb(53, 44, 78): 53 red, 44 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #352C4E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(32, 44, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #352C4E?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #352C4E?
Its complement #2B3512 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.