What color is #301885?

#301885 is a dark, moderate violet known as Indiglow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Indiglow?

The RGB value is 48, 24, 133: 48 red, 24 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Indiglow?

The complementary color is #6D8518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301885?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Indiglow color: hex code #301885

#301885 rgb(48, 24, 133)

Shades of blue

Indiglow has the hex code #301885. It is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 9.4% green and 52.2% blue (48, 24, 133).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 69% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Indiglow (#301885) color codes

HEX	`#301885`
RGB	`rgb(48, 24, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 9.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 69%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 82%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 82%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.94, 41.67, -56.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.94, 69.96, 306.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.778, 2.975, 22.455)`
Decimal	`3152005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Indiglow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #301885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #301885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301885; }
.text { color: #301885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 24 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301885, #661885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #301885 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #301885?: #301885 is a dark, moderate violet known as Indiglow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Indiglow?: The RGB value is 48, 24, 133: 48 red, 24 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Indiglow?: The complementary color is #6D8518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301885?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.