Information about #353857 color

#353857 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#353857 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(53, 56, 87) — 20.8% red, 22% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 12 / 0 / 66. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#353857 presents itself as a calm, restrained deep-sea blue — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Galactica (#303655). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Storm (#36365D) and Vortex (#3A385B).

In RGB terms — rgb(53, 56, 87) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #353857: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #353857 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#353857 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#353857 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #353857

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Galactica color link
Galactica

#303655

Storm color link
Storm

#36365D

Vortex color link
Vortex

#3A385B

Sputnik color link
Sputnik

#373E54

Vintage Blue color link
Vintage Blue

#303D57

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Avalanche color link
Avalanche

#354152

Wicked color link
Wicked

#362F50

Jacarta color link
Jacarta

#3D325D

Cherry Pie color link
Cherry Pie

#372D52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#353857
  • RGB53, 56, 87
  • CMYK13, 12, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(53, 56, 87)
  • HSL235°, 24%, 27%
  • HSL Precise234.706°, 24.286%, 27.451%
  • HSV235°, 39%, 34%
  • HSB235°, 39%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.220, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.220, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.220, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID353857
  • DECIMAL ID3487831
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01