#303754 Color

#303754 is rgb(48, 55, 84) in RGB, hsl(228, 27%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 35%, 0%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), visibly different at ΔE 10.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#303754

HEX#303754

RGBrgb(48, 55, 84)

HSLhsl(228, 27%, 26%)

HSVhsv(228, 43%, 33%)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 35%, 0%, 67%)

OKLCHoklch(34.4% 0.052 273)

LABlab(23.45% 3.45 -18.77)

LCHlch(23.45% 19.09 280.40)

What #303754 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 #303754, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 10.25 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 11.03 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 11.21 Independence#4C516DΔE 11.57 Deep Navy#0B1F3AΔE 12.55 Graphite#41424CΔE 13.57

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#303754 Channel Values

How #303754 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 48 · G 55 · B 84	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 228° · S 27% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 228° · S 43% · V 33%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 43% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 67%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.67:1 vs white · 1.8:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #303754 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 text11.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #303754

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #303754; 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 #303754

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 #303754.

How #303754 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#303754

Protanopia#363654

Protanomaly#343654

Deuteranopia#353554

Deuteranomaly#333654

Tritanopia#2A3C3C

Tritanomaly#2C3A47

Achromatopsia#383838

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Using #303754 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-303754: #303754;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #303754;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-303754': '#303754' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.216, blue: 0.329)

Android XML<color name="color_303754">#303754</color>

SVG fillfill="#303754"

More Blue Colors

#303754 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#303754 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #303754?

#303754 is a dark blue — rgb(48, 55, 84) in RGB and hsl(228, 27%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.25.

What is the RGB value of #303754?

#303754 is rgb(48, 55, 84) — red 48, green 55, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #303754?

#303754 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 35%, 0%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #303754 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #303754 scores 11.67:1 against white and 1.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #303754 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #303754 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.93, which is visibly different.

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