What color is #302843?

#302843 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302843?

The RGB value is 48, 40, 67: 48 red, 40 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302843?

The complementary color is #3B4328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302843 color

#302843 rgb(48, 40, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #302843 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 15.7% green and 26.3% blue (48, 40, 67).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 25% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#302843 color codes

HEX	`#302843`
RGB	`rgb(48, 40, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 15.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 25%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 40%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 40%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.15, 10.66, -15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.15, 18.97, 304.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.991, 2.551, 5.644)`
Decimal	`3156035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302843, 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 #302843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #302843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302843; }
.text { color: #302843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 40 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302843, #3e2843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #302843?: #302843 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302843?: The RGB value is 48, 40, 67: 48 red, 40 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302843?: The complementary color is #3B4328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.