What color is #301630?

#301630 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301630?

The RGB value is 48, 22, 48: 48 red, 22 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301630?

The complementary color is #163016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301630 color

#301630 rgb(48, 22, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301630 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 8.6% green and 18.8% blue (48, 22, 48).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#301630 color codes

HEX	`#301630`
RGB	`rgb(48, 22, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 8.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 54%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.06, 17.98, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.06, 21.49, 326.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.039, 1.416, 2.962)`
Decimal	`3151408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301630, 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 #301630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #301630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301630; }
.text { color: #301630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 22 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301630, #301623); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #301630?: #301630 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301630?: The RGB value is 48, 22, 48: 48 red, 22 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301630?: The complementary color is #163016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.