What color is #302F66?

#302F66 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 #302F66?

The RGB value is 48, 47, 102: 48 red, 47 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #302F66?

The complementary color is #65662F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #302F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#302F66 color

#302F66 rgb(48, 47, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #302F66 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.4% green and 40% blue (48, 47, 102).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#302F66 color codes

HEX	`#302F66`
RGB	`rgb(48, 47, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 54%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.37, 17.24, -32.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.37, 36.68, 298.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.633, 3.62, 13.022)`
Decimal	`3157862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #302F66, 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 #302F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#302F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #302F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #302f66; }
.text { color: #302f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #302f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 47 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #302f66, #4c2f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #302F66?: #302F66 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 #302F66?: The RGB value is 48, 47, 102: 48 red, 47 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #302F66?: The complementary color is #65662F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #302F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.