What color is #303559?

#303559 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 #303559?

The RGB value is 48, 53, 89: 48 red, 53 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303559?

The complementary color is #595430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303559 color

#303559 rgb(48, 53, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303559 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 20.8% green and 34.9% blue (48, 53, 89).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#303559 color codes

HEX	`#303559`
RGB	`rgb(48, 53, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 20.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 40%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.32, 8.59, -22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.32, 23.95, 291.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.295, 3.896, 9.975)`
Decimal	`3159385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303559, 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 #303559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #303559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303559; }
.text { color: #303559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 53 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303559, #403059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #303559?: #303559 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 #303559?: The RGB value is 48, 53, 89: 48 red, 53 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303559?: The complementary color is #595430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.