What color is #30233A?

#30233A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #30233A?

The RGB value is 48, 35, 58: 48 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #30233A?

The complementary color is #2D3A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #30233A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#30233A color

#30233A rgb(48, 35, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #30233A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 13.7% green and 22.7% blue (48, 35, 58).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#30233A color codes

HEX	`#30233A`
RGB	`rgb(48, 35, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 13.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 40%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.19, 11.61, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.19, 17.06, 312.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.584, 2.136, 4.278)`
Decimal	`3154746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #30233A, 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 #30233A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#30233A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #30233A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #30233a; }
.text { color: #30233a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #30233a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 35 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #30233a, #3a2339); }

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Questions

What color is #30233A?: #30233A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #30233A?: The RGB value is 48, 35, 58: 48 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #30233A?: The complementary color is #2D3A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #30233A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.