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#303e72 color: Forbidden Blackberry

#303e72 is rgb(48, 62, 114) in RGB and oklch(37.94% 0.09049 270.286) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

37.9%
0.090
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #303e72

#303e72 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.9% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.21:1 contrast and black text 2.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry (#323f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #303e72 mixed with white

  1. 303e72
  2. 425080
  3. 54628e
  4. 68759c
  5. 7c87aa
  6. 909ab8
  7. a5aec6
  8. bbc2d4
  9. d1d6e3
  10. e8eaf1

Darker: #303e72 mixed with black

  1. 303e72
  2. 283562
  3. 212b53
  4. 1a2344
  5. 131a36
  6. 0c1228
  7. 060a1b
  8. 03040e
  9. 010104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #303e72 with less saturation

  1. 303e72
  2. 323f6d
  3. 334069
  4. 354064
  5. 37415f
  6. 39415b
  7. 3b4156
  8. 3c4251
  9. 3e424c
  10. 404247

Questions about #303e72

What color is #303e72?

#303e72 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Forbidden Blackberry. In RGB it is rgb(48, 62, 114), in HSL hsl(227.27, 40.74%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.94% 0.09049 270.286).

What colors go well with #303e72?

The complementary color of #303e72 is #553f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00476d and #4a356b. The triadic partners are #6a2c23 and #134f27.

Is white or black text more readable on #303e72?

White text reads better on #303e72: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and black gives 2.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #303e72 a warm or cool color?

#303e72 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 37.9% and its chroma 0.09.