#35475F Color

#35475F is rgb(53, 71, 95) in RGB, hsl(214, 28%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 25%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.3. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35475F

HEX#35475F

RGBrgb(53, 71, 95)

HSLhsl(214, 28%, 29%)

HSVhsv(214, 44%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(44%, 25%, 0%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.047 255.8)

LABlab(29.42% -1.96 -16.66)

LCHlch(29.42% 16.77 263.29)

What #35475F 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 #35475F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Police Blue#374F6BΔE 4.3 Independence#4C516DΔE 7.6 Charcoal#36454FΔE 8.89 Graphite#41424CΔE 11.02 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 11.54 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 13.32

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

#35475F Channel Values

How #35475F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 53 · G 71 · B 95	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 214° · S 28% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 214° · S 44% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 44% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.47:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35475F 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 text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #35475F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35475F; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #35475F

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

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How #35475F 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#35475F

Protanopia#44445F

Protanomaly#3F455F

Deuteranopia#42425F

Deuteranomaly#3D445F

Tritanopia#304B4B

Tritanomaly#324953

Achromatopsia#464646

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Using #35475F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-35475f: #35475F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35475F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35475f': '#35475F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.278, blue: 0.373)

Android XML<color name="color_35475f">#35475F</color>

SVG fillfill="#35475F"

More Blue Colors

#35475F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#35475F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35475F?

#35475F is a dark blue — rgb(53, 71, 95) in RGB and hsl(214, 28%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.3.

What is the RGB value of #35475F?

#35475F is rgb(53, 71, 95) — red 53, green 71, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35475F?

#35475F converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 25%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35475F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #35475F scores 9.47:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35475F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35475F 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.46, which is visibly different.

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