What color is #303074?

#303074 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303074?

The RGB value is 48, 48, 116: 48 red, 48 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303074?

The complementary color is #747430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303074 color

#303074 rgb(48, 48, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303074 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 18.8% green and 45.5% blue (48, 48, 116).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 41% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Royal (#223382), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#303074 color codes

HEX	`#303074`
RGB	`rgb(48, 48, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 18.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 41%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 59%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 59%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.68, 21.5, -39.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.68, 44.79, 298.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.427, 4.003, 17.006)`
Decimal	`3158132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303074, 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 #303074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #303074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303074; }
.text { color: #303074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 48 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303074, #523074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303074?: #303074 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Royal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303074?: The RGB value is 48, 48, 116: 48 red, 48 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303074?: The complementary color is #747430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.