What color is #303065?

#303065 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 #303065?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 101: 48 red, 48 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303065?

The complementary color is #656530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303065 color

#303065 rgb(48, 48, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303065 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 39.6% blue (48, 48, 101).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#303065 color codes

HEX	`#303065`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 52%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.59, 16.2, -31.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.59, 35.31, 297.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.624, 3.682, 12.776)`
Decimal	`3158117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303065, 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 #303065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #303065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303065; }
.text { color: #303065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303065, #4a3065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303065?: #303065 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 #303065?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 101: 48 red, 48 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303065?: The complementary color is #656530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.