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#352FCA — Blue

#352FCA is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #352FCA 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.

#352FCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C5CA2F; it also sits naturally between #2F78CA and #822FCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#352FCA · RGB 53, 47, 202

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Color values

HEX#352FCA
RGB53, 47, 202
HSL242°, 62%, 49%
HSV242°, 77%, 79%
CMYK74%, 77%, 0%, 21%
XYZ13.15, 7.05, 56.55
Yxy7.05, 0.1713, 0.0919
CIE-Lab31.93, 51.98, -78.12
Hunter Lab26.56, 43.97, -113.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 21% · Green 18% · Blue 79%

Cyan 74% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #352FCA

.text { color: #352FCA; }
.background { background-color: #352FCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #352FCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(53, 47, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 62%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #352FCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(53, 47, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #352FCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(53, 47, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #352FCA

#302CBA#2B27A5#272395#211E80#1D1A70#18155B#13114A#0E0D36#0A0925#040411

Tints of #352FCA

#4641D2#5651D6#6A66DB#7E7BE0#928FE5#A2A0E9#B7B5EE#CBC9F2#DBDAF6#EFEEFB

Tones of #352FCA

#3F3BBF#4A46B4#5451A9#5D5B9F#686693#727288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C5CA2F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.71:1 AAA
Against black text2.41:1 Fails

Best text color on #352FCA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #352FCA

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 #352FCA: ·

How #352FCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3232A4Deuteranopia · #33339BTritanopia · #358780

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:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 332fd0
#332FD0 · #9254C8 · #E15FED · #6EDCD9
Tender Mosaic
#A52A2C · #36CA33 · #3336CA · #E3B5BD
Wild Ruby Twilight
#2DB235 · #3C33CB · #BC382F · #D9F1DE
Scarlet Cinder
#908EE6 · #4F4BD8 · #2E2AC5 · #121155
Wild Ruby Summit
#5C9FCF · #6E87D3 · #3A2FC0 · #B090DE
Royal Terrace
#1A5386 · #2E26CB · #9B43CF · #D83EB8

Similar colors

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

#332FD0#3336CA#3C33CB#2E2AC5#3A2FC0#2E26CB#2A31CE#303AC6#2A2CD0#3031BE#2C24C7#3F3ACC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #352FC9  ·  #352FCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #352FCA?

#352FCA is Blue, a blue color (RGB 53, 47, 202). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #352FCA?

#352FCA is RGB 53, 47, 202 — HSL 242°, 62%, 49% — CMYK 74%, 77%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #352FCA?

Its complement is #C5CA2F; analogous partners are #2F78CA and #822FCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #352FCA for text?

White text on #352FCA has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.