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#302EAD — Blue

#302EAD is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #302EAD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#302EAD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABAD2E; it also sits naturally between #2E6CAD and #702EAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#302EAD · RGB 48, 46, 173

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Color values

HEX#302EAD
RGB48, 46, 173
HSL241°, 58%, 43%
HSV241°, 73%, 68%
CMYK72%, 73%, 0%, 32%
XYZ9.74, 5.60, 40.10
Yxy5.60, 0.1757, 0.1010
CIE-Lab28.38, 42.68, -66.85
Hunter Lab23.66, 33.85, -88.48

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 19% · Green 18% · Blue 68%

Cyan 72% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #302EAD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #302EAD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #302EAD

.text { color: #302EAD; }
.background { background-color: #302EAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #302EAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(48, 46, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 58%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #302EAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(48, 46, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #302EAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(48, 46, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#302EAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#302EAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #302EAD

#2C2A9D#27258D#23217D#1E1D6D#1B1A61#161551#121140#0D0D30#090920#040410

Tints of #302EAD

#3633C1#4846CE#5C5AD3#706ED8#8886DF#9C9AE4#AFAEEA#C3C3EF#DBDBF5#EFEFFB

Tones of #302EAD

#3937A4#42419B#4B4992#535289#5C5B80#656576

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABAD2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text9.91:1 AAA
Against black text2.12:1 Fails

Best text color on #302EAD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #302EAD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #302EAD: ·

How #302EAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2F2F8EDeuteranopia · #2F2F87Tritanopia · #307671

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #302EAD rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Petal
#362CB5 · #D55E54 · #4ED458 · #D8D4EF
Silent Lagoon
#2F36B4 · #857EDD · #D9D36D · #E2DAAB
Modern Aurora
#31CB53 · #1C9180 · #173F63 · #3325A8
Radiant Ruby Mirage
#C5C6F1 · #7C7EE4 · #2A2CB6 · #1D1F8B
Ruby Harbor
#2F39A9 · #2E6FA0 · #49A4BB · #15D8B3
Vintage Ruby Aurora
#2828B5 · #531F8D · #D858DF · #D62B8E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#362CB5#2F36B4#3325A8#2A2CB6#2F39A9#2828B5#3A34B3#3837B3#3C28B0#372CA1#3636A2#3C2AA5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #302EAC  ·  #302EAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #302EAD?

#302EAD is Blue, a blue color (RGB 48, 46, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #302EAD?

#302EAD is RGB 48, 46, 173 — HSL 241°, 58%, 43% — CMYK 72%, 73%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #302EAD?

Its complement is #ABAD2E; analogous partners are #2E6CAD and #702EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #302EAD for text?

White text on #302EAD has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.12:1.