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#352D4E — Deep Dusty Purple

#352D4E is a purple color we call Deep Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #352D4E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#352D4E is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #454E2D; it also sits naturally between #2D354E and #452D4E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#352D4E · RGB 53, 45, 78

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Color values

HEX#352D4E
RGB53, 45, 78
HSL255°, 27%, 24%
HSV255°, 42%, 31%
CMYK32%, 42%, 0%, 69%
XYZ3.78, 3.18, 7.62
Yxy3.18, 0.2592, 0.2182
CIE-Lab20.77, 12.22, -19.04
Hunter Lab17.84, 7.68, -14.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 18% · Blue 31%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 69%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #352D4E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #352D4E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #352D4E

.text { color: #352D4E; }
.background { background-color: #352D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #352D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(53, 45, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 27%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #352D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(53, 45, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #352D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(53, 45, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#352D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#352D4E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #352D4E

#312947#2C2541#28223A#231E34#1F1A2D#1A1627#161320#120F1A#0D0B13#09070D

Tints of #352D4E

#443A64#54477B#655695#7767A8#8B7DB5#9F94C2#B4ABCF#CBC5DD#DFDBEB#F3F2F8

Tones of #352D4E

#362F4B#373249#393446#3A3645#3B3842#3C3B40

Color harmonies

Complementary — #454E2D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.83:1 AAA
Against black text1.64:1 Fails

Best text color on #352D4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #352D4E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #352D4E: ·

How #352D4E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #323146Deuteranopia · #323344Tritanopia · #35403E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind zinc 600 · #52525B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #352D4E rather than the exact color:

Palette 362f4f
#362F4F · #5B23FF · #008BFF · #E4FF30
Palette 161a30
#161A30 · #31304D · #B6BBC4 · #F0ECE5
Palette 635985
#635985 · #443C68 · #393053 · #18122B
Palette 251b37
#251B37 · #372948 · #FFCACA · #FFECEF
Palette 332d56
#332D56 · #4E6688 · #71C0BB · #E3EEB2
Palette 322653
#322653 · #8062D6 · #9288F8 · #FFD2D7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#362F4F#31304D#393053#372948#332D56#322653#332B57#2D3250#3C3352#352F44#30364F#35374B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #352D4D  ·  #352D4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #352D4E?

#352D4E is Deep Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 53, 45, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #352D4E?

#352D4E is RGB 53, 45, 78 — HSL 255°, 27%, 24% — CMYK 32%, 42%, 0%, 69%.

What colors go with #352D4E?

Its complement is #454E2D; analogous partners are #2D354E and #452D4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #352D4E for text?

White text on #352D4E has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.64:1.