What color is #300066?

#300066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300066?

The RGB value is 48, 0, 102: 48 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300066?

The complementary color is #366600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300066 color

#300066 rgb(48, 0, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #300066 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0% green and 40% blue (48, 0, 102).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blackmail (#220066), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#300066 color codes

HEX	`#300066`
RGB	`rgb(48, 0, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 0%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 100%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.15, 42.51, -47.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.15, 63.68, 311.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.617, 1.588, 12.684)`
Decimal	`3145830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300066, 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 #300066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #300066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300066; }
.text { color: #300066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 0 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300066, #630066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #300066?: #300066 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300066?: The RGB value is 48, 0, 102: 48 red, 0 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300066?: The complementary color is #366600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.