What color is #303A84?

#303A84 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303A84?

The RGB value is 48, 58, 132: 48 red, 58 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303A84?

The complementary color is #847A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303A84 color

#303A84 rgb(48, 58, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303A84 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 22.7% green and 51.8% blue (48, 58, 132).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#303A84 color codes

HEX	`#303A84`
RGB	`rgb(48, 58, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 22.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 64%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 56%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 20.49, -43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 47.63, 295.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.895, 5.32, 22.489)`
Decimal	`3160708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303A84, 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 #303A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #303A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303a84; }
.text { color: #303a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 58 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303a84, #503084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #303A84?: #303A84 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303A84?: The RGB value is 48, 58, 132: 48 red, 58 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303A84?: The complementary color is #847A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.