What color is #301F3D?

#301F3D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #301F3D?

The RGB value is 48, 31, 61: 48 red, 31 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #301F3D?

The complementary color is #2C3D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #301F3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#301F3D color

#301F3D rgb(48, 31, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #301F3D is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.2% green and 23.9% blue (48, 31, 61).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#301F3D color codes

HEX	`#301F3D`
RGB	`rgb(48, 31, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 49%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 49%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.2, 15.23, -16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.2, 22.2, 313.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.551, 1.945, 4.655)`
Decimal	`3153725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #301F3D, 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 #301F3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#301F3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #301F3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #301f3d; }
.text { color: #301f3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #301f3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 31 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #301f3d, #3d1f3b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #301F3D?: #301F3D is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #301F3D?: The RGB value is 48, 31, 61: 48 red, 31 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #301F3D?: The complementary color is #2C3D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #301F3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.