What color is #30203E?

#30203E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30203E?

The RGB value is 48, 32, 62: 48 red, 32 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30203E?

The complementary color is #2E3E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30203E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30203E color

#30203E rgb(48, 32, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #30203E is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 12.5% green and 24.3% blue (48, 32, 62).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 32% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#30203E color codes

HEX	`#30203E`
RGB	`rgb(48, 32, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 12.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 32%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 48%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.54, 14.82, -16.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.54, 22.04, 312.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.605, 2.009, 4.807)`
Decimal	`3153982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30203E, 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 #30203E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30203E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #30203E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30203e; }
.text { color: #30203e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30203e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 32 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30203e, #3e203d); }

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Questions

What color is #30203E?: #30203E is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30203E?: The RGB value is 48, 32, 62: 48 red, 32 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30203E?: The complementary color is #2E3E20, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30203E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.