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#300F61 Color

#300F61 is rgb(48, 15, 97) in RGB, hsl(264, 73%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 85%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.93. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#300F61
HEX#300F61
RGBrgb(48, 15, 97)
HSLhsl(264, 73%, 22%)
HSVhsv(264, 85%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 85%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(28% 0.131 294.4)
LABlab(13.97% 31.21 -42.54)
LCHlch(13.97% 52.76 306.27)

What #300F61 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #300F61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 9.93Petunia#470659ΔE 11.51Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.65Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 12.55St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 13.73KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#300F61 Channel Values

How #300F61 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 48 · G 15 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 73% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 85% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.37:1 vs white · 1.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #300F61 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #300F61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #300F61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#300F61
Complementary
#40610F
Analogous
#0F1761
Analogous
#590F61
Triadic
#61300F
Triadic
#0F6130
Split comp.
#61590F
Split comp.
#17610F

Tints & Shades of #300F61

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#481792
#601EC2
#7B38E0
#9965E7
#B995EE
#D9C6F6

Shades

#290D54
#250C4B
#1E0A3E
#1A0835
#140628
#0F051F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #300F61.

How #300F61 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#300F61
Protanopia#181861
Protanomaly#241561
Deuteranopia#1E1E61
Deuteranomaly#261961
Tritanopia#212626
Tritanomaly#281F45
Achromatopsia#252525

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Using #300F61 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-300f61: #300F61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #300F61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-300f61': '#300F61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.059, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_300f61">#300F61</color>
SVG fillfill="#300F61"

More Purple Colors

#300F61 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#300F61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #300F61?

#300F61 is a dark purple — rgb(48, 15, 97) in RGB and hsl(264, 73%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.93.

What is the RGB value of #300F61?

#300F61 is rgb(48, 15, 97) — red 48, green 15, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #300F61?

#300F61 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 85%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #300F61 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #300F61 scores 15.37:1 against white and 1.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #300F61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #300F61 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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