Information about #353C57 color

#353C57 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#353C57 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(53, 60, 87) — 20.8% red, 23.5% green, 34.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 11 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#353C57 is a softly toned classic blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sputnik (#373E54). Slightly further away sit Vintage Blue (#303D57) and Avalanche (#354152).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(53, 60, 87)), which gives #353C57 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. 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, #353C57 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#353C57 color variations

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

#353C57 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 #353C57

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

Sputnik color link
Sputnik

#373E54

Vintage Blue color link
Vintage Blue

#303D57

Avalanche color link
Avalanche

#354152

Vortex color link
Vortex

#3A385B

Galactica color link
Galactica

#303655

Cloud Burst color link
Cloud Burst

#353E4F

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Storm color link
Storm

#36365D

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Charcoal color link
Charcoal

#36454F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#353C57
  • RGB53, 60, 87
  • CMYK13, 11, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(53, 60, 87)
  • HSL228°, 24%, 27%
  • HSL Precise227.647°, 24.286%, 27.451%
  • HSV228°, 39%, 34%
  • HSB228°, 39%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.235, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.235, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.235, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID353C57
  • DECIMAL ID3488855
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01