What color is #303E62?

#303E62 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E62?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 98: 48 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E62?

The complementary color is #625430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E62 color

#303E62 rgb(48, 62, 98)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303E62 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 38.4% blue (48, 62, 98).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 34% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#303E62 color codes

HEX	`#303E62`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 34%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 51%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, 5.5, -23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 23.71, 283.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.145, 4.955, 12.238)`
Decimal	`3161698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E62, 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 #303E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #303E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e62; }
.text { color: #303e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e62, #3b3062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #303E62?: #303E62 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E62?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 98: 48 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E62?: The complementary color is #625430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.