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#35436E Color

#35436E is rgb(53, 67, 110) in RGB, hsl(225, 35%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Navy (#4E5180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35436E
HEX#35436E
RGBrgb(53, 67, 110)
HSLhsl(225, 35%, 32%)
HSVhsv(225, 52%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.075 269.1)
LABlab(28.80% 4.41 -27.14)
LCHlch(28.80% 27.49 279.24)

What #35436E 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 #35436E, 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 blue in the library.

#35436E Channel Values

How #35436E 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 67 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 35% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 52% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.64:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35436E 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 text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35436E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35436E; 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 #35436E

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 #35436E.

How #35436E 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#35436E
Protanopia#41416E
Protanomaly#3C426E
Deuteranopia#3F3F6E
Deuteranomaly#3B406E
Tritanopia#2A4A4A
Tritanomaly#2F475B
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #35436E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-35436e: #35436E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35436E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35436e': '#35436E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.263, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_35436e">#35436E</color>
SVG fillfill="#35436E"

More Blue Colors

#35436E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35436E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35436E?

#35436E is a dark blue — rgb(53, 67, 110) in RGB and hsl(225, 35%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Navy (#4E5180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.01.

What is the RGB value of #35436E?

#35436E is rgb(53, 67, 110) — red 53, green 67, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35436E?

#35436E converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 39%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35436E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #35436E scores 9.64:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35436E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35436E 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.12, which is visibly different.

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