What color is #303C56?

#303C56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303C56?

The RGB value is 48, 60, 86: 48 red, 60 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303C56?

The complementary color is #564A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303C56 color

#303C56 rgb(48, 60, 86)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303C56 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 23.5% green and 33.7% blue (48, 60, 86).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#303C56 color codes

HEX	`#303C56`
RGB	`rgb(48, 60, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 23.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.36, 2.81, -17.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.36, 17.44, 279.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.514, 4.532, 9.439)`
Decimal	`3161174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303C56, 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 #303C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #303C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303c56; }
.text { color: #303c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 60 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303c56, #373056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #303C56?: #303C56 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303C56?: The RGB value is 48, 60, 86: 48 red, 60 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303C56?: The complementary color is #564A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.