What color is #301633?

#301633 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 #301633?

The RGB value is 48, 22, 51: 48 red, 22 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301633?

The complementary color is #193316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301633 color

#301633 rgb(48, 22, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301633 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 8.6% green and 20% blue (48, 22, 51).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#301633 color codes

HEX	`#301633`
RGB	`rgb(48, 22, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 8.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 57%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.23, 18.69, -13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.23, 23.16, 323.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.103, 1.441, 3.299)`
Decimal	`3151411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301633, 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 #301633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #301633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301633; }
.text { color: #301633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 22 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301633, #331628); }

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Questions

What color is #301633?: #301633 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 #301633?: The RGB value is 48, 22, 51: 48 red, 22 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301633?: The complementary color is #193316, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.