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#350EAA Color

#350EAA is rgb(53, 14, 170) in RGB, hsl(255, 85%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#350EAA
HEX#350EAA
RGBrgb(53, 14, 170)
HSLhsl(255, 85%, 36%)
HSVhsv(255, 92%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(69%, 92%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(36.7% 0.213 279.1)
LABlab(22.10% 48.94 -75.12)
LCHlch(22.10% 89.66 303.08)

What #350EAA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #350EAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#350EAA Channel Values

How #350EAA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 53 · G 14 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 85% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 92% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 69% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.7:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #350EAA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #350EAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #350EAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #350EAA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #350EAA.

How #350EAA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#350EAA
Protanopia#1919AA
Protanomaly#2715AA
Deuteranopia#2020AA
Deuteranomaly#2A1AAA
Tritanopia#004242
Tritanomaly#10347A
Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #350EAA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-350eaa: #350EAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #350EAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-350eaa': '#350EAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.055, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_350eaa">#350EAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#350EAA"

More Purple Colors

#350EAA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#350EAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #350EAA?

#350EAA is a dark purple — rgb(53, 14, 170) in RGB and hsl(255, 85%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Blue (#1B03A3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #350EAA?

#350EAA is rgb(53, 14, 170) — red 53, green 14, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #350EAA?

#350EAA converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 92%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #350EAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #350EAA scores 11.7:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #350EAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #350EAA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.26, which is visibly different.

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