What color is #300085?

#300085 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300085?

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

What is the complementary color of #300085?

The complementary color is #558500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300085?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300085 color

#300085 rgb(48, 0, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #300085 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 0% green and 52.2% blue (48, 0, 133).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Orbital Kingdom (#220088), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#300085 color codes

HEX	`#300085`
RGB	`rgb(48, 0, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 0%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 100%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.09, 50.19, -60.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.09, 78.93, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.451, 2.321, 22.347)`
Decimal	`3145861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300085, 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 #300085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #300085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300085; }
.text { color: #300085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 0 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300085, #730085); }

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Questions

What color is #300085?: #300085 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Orbital Kingdom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300085?: The RGB value is 48, 0, 133: 48 red, 0 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300085?: The complementary color is #558500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300085?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.