Information about #303259 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#303259 is a moderately toned classic blue that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Galactica (#303655). Slightly further away sit Shadowed Lavender (#322D56) and Aviator (#2A3057).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(48, 50, 89)), which gives #303259 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #303259 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#303259 color variations
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#303259 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#303259 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#303259 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#303259 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#303259 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #303259 color
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Nearest named colors to #303259
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#303655
#322D56
#2A3057
#36365D
#273459
#272D59
#2B3860
#372D52
#283854
#303D57
#362F50
#2D2759
#303259 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#303259
- RGB48, 50, 89
- CMYK16, 15, 0, 65
- CSSrgb(48, 50, 89)
- HSL237°, 30%, 27%
- HSL Precise237.073°, 29.927%, 26.863%
- HSV237°, 46%, 35%
- HSB237°, 46%, 35%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.188
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
- GLSLvec3(0.188, 0.196, 0.349)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.188, 0.196, 0.349, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.188, 0.196, 0.349)
- Percentage of Red in RGB18.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID303259
- DECIMAL ID3158617
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
