Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #301ac3, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.5%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #301ac3, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #060318 to #2a17ab.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #301ac3. In RGB, it consists of 18.8% Red, 10.2% Green, and 76.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 75.4% Cyan, 86.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 247.8°, with saturation of 76.5% and lightness of 43.3%. The decimal value for #301ac3 is 3152579, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3333cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #301ac3 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #301ac3
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #301ac3, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.5%, and its lightness is 43.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #301ac3, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4a37cb to #e5e2f8.
Tones of #301ac3
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #301ac3, its pure hue is 247.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #301ac3, which range from #6f6f6f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1d00dd (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #301ac3
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #301ac3! For #301ac3, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #301ac3. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #301ac3
This color, #301ac3, consists of 18.8% Red, 10.2% Green, and 76.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 48, Green = 26, Blue = 195. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #301ac3 is 75.4% Cyan, 86.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 23.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 48 | 26 | 195 |
Octal | 60 | 32 | 303 |
Hexa | #30 | #1a | #c3 |
Binary | 00110000 | 00011010 | 11000011 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 75 | 86 | 0 | 23 |
Octal | 113 | 126 | 0 | 27 |
Hexa | #4b | #56 | #00 | #17 |
Binary | 01001011 | 01010110 | 00000000 | 00010111 |
Analogous Colors of #301ac3
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #301ac3 — which has hue 247.8° — its analogous colors are located at 217.8° and 277.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #301ac3.
Triadic Colors of #301ac3
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #301ac3 — which has hue 247.8° — its triadic colors are located at 7.8° and 247.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #301ac3.
Complementary Color of #301ac3
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #301ac3 — which has hue 247.8° — its complementary color is located at 67.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #301ac3.
Split Complementary Colors of #301ac3
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #301ac3 — which has hue 247.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.8° and 247.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #301ac3.
Tetradic Colors of #301ac3
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #301ac3 — which has hue 247.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 157.8°, 247.8°, 337.8°, and 67.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #301ac3.
Monochromatic Colors of #301ac3
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #301ac3, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1d145b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #6c57f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #301ac3
We want to make getting started with #301ac3 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #301ac3 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #301ac3 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #301ac3 with other HTML elements.
#301ac3 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #301ac3;">The color of this text is #301ac3.</span>
#301ac3 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #301ac3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #301ac3.</div>
#301ac3 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #301ac3;">This color for the shadow of this text is #301ac3.</span>
#301ac3 Border Color
<div style="border: #301ac3 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #301ac3.</div>
#301ac3 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #301ac3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #301ac3 on a white background.</div></div>
#301ac3 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #301ac3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #301ac3 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #301ac3 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#301ac3,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #301ac3 to white.</div>
Gradient from #301ac3 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#301ac3,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#301ac3,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #301ac3 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #301ac3
In addition to using #301ac3 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #301ac3 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #301ac3, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 48, Green = 26, Blue = 195). If you need details about the color coordinates of #301ac3 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #301ac3 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(48, 26, 195) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #301ac3; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #301ac3; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #301ac3; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(48, 26, 195); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#301ac3") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:48, green:26, blue:195, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:48 green:26 blue:195 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(48f, 26f, 195f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(48, 26, 195); |
#301ac3 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #301ac3 the same way. For those with color blindness, #301ac3 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #301ac3 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #301ac3 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #301ac3 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #301ac3 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #301ac3 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.