What color is #300049?

#300049 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300049?

The RGB value is 48, 0, 73: 48 red, 0 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300049?

The complementary color is #194900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300049 color

#300049 rgb(48, 0, 73)

Shades of black

The hex color #300049 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0% green and 28.6% blue (48, 0, 73).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#300049 color codes

HEX	`#300049`
RGB	`rgb(48, 0, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 0%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.87, 35.6, -33.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.87, 48.62, 317.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.421, 1.109, 6.389)`
Decimal	`3145801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300049, 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 #300049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #300049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300049; }
.text { color: #300049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 0 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300049, #49003e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #300049?: #300049 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300049?: The RGB value is 48, 0, 73: 48 red, 0 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300049?: The complementary color is #194900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.