Information about #301B55 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#301B55 falls into the Violet Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(48, 27, 85) — 18.8% red, 10.6% green, 33.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 23 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated blue-purple violet, #301B55 stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Russian Violet (#32174D). Slightly further away sit Paua (#2A2551) and Dark Persian Blue (#2D2759).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(48, 27, 85)), which gives #301B55 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #301B55 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#301B55 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#301B55 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#301B55 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#301B55 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#301B55 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#301B55 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #301B55

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Russian Violet color link
Russian Violet

#32174D

Paua color link
Paua

#2A2551

Dark Persian Blue color link
Dark Persian Blue

#2D2759

Violent Violet color link
Violent Violet

#2E2249

Violet Noir color link
Violet Noir

#2E1F47

Clowning Around color link
Clowning Around

#382161

Dark Blue Violet color link
Dark Blue Violet

#3A2759

Paris M color link
Paris M

#312760

Blast Off color link
Blast Off

#262857

North-Star color link
North-Star

#372561

Filmpro Purple color link
Filmpro Purple

#362A4D

Shadowed Lavender color link
Shadowed Lavender

#322D56

#301B55 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#301B55
  • RGB48, 27, 85
  • CMYK15, 23, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(48, 27, 85)
  • HSL262°, 52%, 22%
  • HSL Precise261.724°, 51.786%, 21.961%
  • HSV262°, 68%, 33%
  • HSB262°, 68%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.106, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.106, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.106, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID301B55
  • DECIMAL ID3152725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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