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#30316E Color

#30316E is rgb(48, 49, 110) in RGB, hsl(239, 39%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 55%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sapphire Navy (#082567), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#30316E
HEX#30316E
RGBrgb(48, 49, 110)
HSLhsl(239, 39%, 31%)
HSVhsv(239, 56%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 55%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(34.8% 0.103 278.9)
LABlab(23.01% 14.51 -36.35)
LCHlch(23.01% 39.14 291.76)

What #30316E 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 #30316E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#30316E Channel Values

How #30316E 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 49 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 39% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 56% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.73:1 vs white · 1.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #30316E 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 text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #30316E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #30316E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #30316E

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #30316E.

How #30316E 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#30316E
Protanopia#31316E
Protanomaly#31316E
Deuteranopia#31316E
Deuteranomaly#30316E
Tritanopia#1F3D3D
Tritanomaly#273855
Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #30316E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-30316e: #30316E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #30316E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-30316e': '#30316E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.192, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_30316e">#30316E</color>
SVG fillfill="#30316E"

More Blue Colors

#30316E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#30316E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #30316E?

#30316E is a dark blue — rgb(48, 49, 110) in RGB and hsl(239, 39%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sapphire Navy (#082567), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.1.

What is the RGB value of #30316E?

#30316E is rgb(48, 49, 110) — red 48, green 49, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #30316E?

#30316E converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 55%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #30316E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #30316E scores 11.73:1 against white and 1.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #30316E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #30316E 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 11.89, which is visibly different.

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