What color is #301245?

#301245 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301245?

The RGB value is 48, 18, 69: 48 red, 18 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301245?

The complementary color is #274512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301245?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301245 color

#301245 rgb(48, 18, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301245 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 7.1% green and 27.1% blue (48, 18, 69).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 59% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fabric of Space (#341758), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#301245 color codes

HEX	`#301245`
RGB	`rgb(48, 18, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 7.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 59%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 74%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 74%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.55, 25.82, -25.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.55, 36.62, 314.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.509, 1.491, 5.785)`
Decimal	`3150405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301245, 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 #301245	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301245 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #301245 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301245; }
.text { color: #301245; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301245; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 18 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301245, #451241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #301245?: #301245 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301245?: The RGB value is 48, 18, 69: 48 red, 18 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301245?: The complementary color is #274512, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301245?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.