What color is #303E97?

#303E97 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Liquid Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #303E97?

The RGB value is 48, 62, 151: 48 red, 62 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #303E97?

The complementary color is #978930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #303E97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#303E97 color

#303E97 rgb(48, 62, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #303E97 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 18.8% red, 24.3% green and 59.2% blue (48, 62, 151).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 52% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Liquid Denim (#2D3796), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#303E97 color codes

HEX	`#303E97`
RGB	`rgb(48, 62, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(18.8%, 24.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 52%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 59%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, 24.79, -50.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 56.34, 296.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.526, 6.307, 30.04)`
Decimal	`3161751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #303E97, 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 #303E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#303E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #303E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #303e97; }
.text { color: #303e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #303e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(48 62 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #303e97, #563097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #303E97?: #303E97 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Liquid Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #303E97?: The RGB value is 48, 62, 151: 48 red, 62 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #303E97?: The complementary color is #978930, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #303E97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.