What color is #301A30?

#301A30 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 #301A30?

The RGB value is 48, 26, 48: 48 red, 26 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301A30?

The complementary color is #1A301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301A30 color

#301A30 rgb(48, 26, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301A30 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 10.2% green and 18.8% blue (48, 26, 48).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 30% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#301A30 color codes

HEX	`#301A30`
RGB	`rgb(48, 26, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 10.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 30%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 46%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.11, 15.3, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.11, 18.36, 326.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.122, 1.581, 2.989)`
Decimal	`3152432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301A30, 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 #301A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	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 #301A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301a30; }
.text { color: #301a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 26 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301a30, #301a25); }

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Questions

What color is #301A30?: #301A30 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 #301A30?: The RGB value is 48, 26, 48: 48 red, 26 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301A30?: The complementary color is #1A301A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.