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#303B41 Color

#303B41 is rgb(48, 59, 65) in RGB, hsl(201, 15%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Outer Space (Crayola) (#2D383A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#303B41
HEX#303B41
RGBrgb(48, 59, 65)
HSLhsl(201, 15%, 22%)
HSVhsv(201, 26%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(34.5% 0.018 231.8)
LABlab(24.04% -3.51 -5.32)
LCHlch(24.04% 6.37 236.61)

What #303B41 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 #303B41, 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.

#303B41 Channel Values

How #303B41 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 59 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 15% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 26% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.49:1 vs white · 1.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #303B41 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 text11.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #303B41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #303B41; 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 #303B41

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #303B41.

How #303B41 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#303B41
Protanopia#393941
Protanomaly#363A41
Deuteranopia#383841
Deuteranomaly#353941
Tritanopia#2F3C3C
Tritanomaly#2F3B3E
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #303B41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-303b41: #303B41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #303B41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-303b41': '#303B41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.231, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_303b41">#303B41</color>
SVG fillfill="#303B41"

More Blue Colors

#303B41 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#303B41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #303B41?

#303B41 is a dark blue — rgb(48, 59, 65) in RGB and hsl(201, 15%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Outer Space (Crayola) (#2D383A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #303B41?

#303B41 is rgb(48, 59, 65) — red 48, green 59, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #303B41?

#303B41 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #303B41 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #303B41 scores 11.49:1 against white and 1.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #303B41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #303B41 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 11.36, which is visibly different.

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