What color is #302F5F?

#302F5F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #302F5F?

The RGB value is 48, 47, 95: 48 red, 47 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302F5F?

The complementary color is #5E5F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302F5F color

#302F5F rgb(48, 47, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #302F5F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.4% green and 37.3% blue (48, 47, 95).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 34% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#302F5F color codes

HEX	`#302F5F`
RGB	`rgb(48, 47, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 34%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 51%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 14.81, -28.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 32.17, 297.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.3, 3.487, 11.271)`
Decimal	`3157855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302F5F, 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 #302F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #302F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302f5f; }
.text { color: #302f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 47 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302f5f, #482f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #302F5F?: #302F5F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #302F5F?: The RGB value is 48, 47, 95: 48 red, 47 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302F5F?: The complementary color is #5E5F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.