What color is #303068?

#303068 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 #303068?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 104: 48 red, 48 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303068?

The complementary color is #686830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303068?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303068 color

#303068 rgb(48, 48, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303068 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 40.8% blue (48, 48, 104).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 37% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#303068 color codes

HEX	`#303068`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 37%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 54%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.8, 17.25, -33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.8, 37.23, 297.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.774, 3.741, 13.565)`
Decimal	`3158120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303068, 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 #303068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #303068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303068; }
.text { color: #303068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303068, #4c3068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303068?: #303068 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 #303068?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 104: 48 red, 48 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303068?: The complementary color is #686830, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303068?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.