#352B40
Gunmetal · very dark cool purple
About #352B40
#352B40 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 17% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 14.4), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #36402B (graphite), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.37:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.37:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #352B40?
#352B40 is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 21% red, 17% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 17% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #352B40?
Use white text. White on #352B40 has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #352B40?
Its complementary colour is #36402B, and analogous partners are #2B2C40 and #402B40.