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#303A4E

#303a4e ≈ Charcoal

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#303a4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 22.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.46% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 23.81% saturation and 24.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.042

Complementary

  1. #303a4e
  2. #4e4430

Split complementary

  1. #303a4e
  2. #4e3530
  3. #494e30

Analogous

  1. #30494e
  2. #303a4e
  3. #35304e

Triadic

  1. #303a4e
  2. #4e303a
  3. #3a4e30

Tetradic

  1. #303a4e
  2. #44304e
  3. #4e4430
  4. #3a4e30

Square

  1. #303a4e
  2. #4e3049
  3. #4e4430
  4. #304e35

Monochromatic

  1. #08090d
  2. #13171f
  3. #303a4e
  4. #4d5d7d
  5. #7082a7

Shades

#303a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #303a4e
  2. #2b3446
  3. #262e3e
  4. #222937
  5. #1d232f
  6. #181d27
  7. #13171f
  8. #0e1117
  9. #0a0c10
  10. #050608
  11. #000000

Tints

#303a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #303a4e
  2. #454e60
  3. #596171
  4. #6e7583
  5. #838995
  6. #989da7
  7. #acb0b8
  8. #c1c4ca
  9. #d6d8dc
  10. #eaebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#303a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #303a4e
  2. #384153
  3. #404858
  4. #484f5d
  5. #505662
  6. #585d67
  7. #60646c
  8. #686b71
  9. #707276
  10. #78797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363a43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #333b4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30394e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #273e41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323b4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30394e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b3c46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-303a4e {
  color: #303a4e;
}
Background
.bg-303a4e {
  background-color: #303a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-303a4e {
  border: 2px solid #303a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #303a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 58 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 24% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-303a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #303a4e, #35304e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-303a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 58 78 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.74 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.17 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 8.87 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.96 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.41 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.66 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 11.24 #cfc5b1 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Charcoal
#303a4e  rgb(48, 58, 78)  hsl(220, 24%, 25%)  Charcoal
#4e4430  rgb(78, 68, 48)  hsl(40, 24%, 25%)  Taupe
#4e303a  rgb(78, 48, 58)  hsl(340, 24%, 25%)  Eggplant
#3a4e30  rgb(58, 78, 48)  hsl(100, 24%, 25%)  Rifle Green