What color is #303352?

#303352 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303352?

The RGB value is 48, 51, 82: 48 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303352?

The complementary color is #524F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303352 color

#303352 rgb(48, 51, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303352 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20% green and 32.2% blue (48, 51, 82).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#303352 color codes

HEX	`#303352`
RGB	`rgb(48, 51, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 38%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.32, 7.65, -19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.32, 20.77, 291.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.925, 3.605, 8.47)`
Decimal	`3158866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303352, 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 #303352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #303352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303352; }
.text { color: #303352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 51 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303352, #3e3052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #303352?: #303352 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303352?: The RGB value is 48, 51, 82: 48 red, 51 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303352?: The complementary color is #524F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.