What color is #300C58?

#300C58 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #300C58?

The RGB value is 48, 12, 88: 48 red, 12 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #300C58?

The complementary color is #34580C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #300C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#300C58 color

#300C58 rgb(48, 12, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #300C58 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 4.7% green and 34.5% blue (48, 12, 88).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 76% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Purple (#37115C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#300C58 color codes

HEX	`#300C58`
RGB	`rgb(48, 12, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 4.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 76%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 86%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 86%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.2, 34.06, -37.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.2, 51, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.111, 1.596, 9.375)`
Decimal	`3148888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #300C58, 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 #300C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#300C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #300C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #300c58; }
.text { color: #300c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #300c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 12 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #300c58, #560c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #300C58?: #300C58 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #300C58?: The RGB value is 48, 12, 88: 48 red, 12 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #300C58?: The complementary color is #34580C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #300C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.