What color is #302B54?

#302B54 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302B54?

The RGB value is 48, 43, 84: 48 red, 43 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302B54?

The complementary color is #4F542B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302B54 color

#302B54 rgb(48, 43, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #302B54 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 16.9% green and 32.9% blue (48, 43, 84).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 32% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#302B54 color codes

HEX	`#302B54`
RGB	`rgb(48, 43, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 16.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 32%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 49%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.03, 13.9, -24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.03, 27.95, 299.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.683, 2.996, 8.77)`
Decimal	`3156820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302B54, 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 #302B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #302B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302b54; }
.text { color: #302b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 43 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302b54, #442b54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #302B54?: #302B54 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302B54?: The RGB value is 48, 43, 84: 48 red, 43 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302B54?: The complementary color is #4F542B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.