#305ba9

Color #305ba9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#305ba9

RGB

rgb(48, 91, 169)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 55.8%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 71.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 46.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(39.54, 12.28, -46.29)

LCH

lch(39.54, 47.89, 284.86)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1342, 261.21)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 18.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a97e30

Analogous

#3097a9

#305ba9

#4130a9

Triadic

#305ba9

#a9305b

#5ba930

Split-complementary

#305ba9

#a94130

#97a930

Tetradic

#305ba9

#7e30a9

#a97e30

#5ba930

Square

#305ba9

#a93097

#a97e30

#30a941

Shades

Color #305ba9 mixed toward black.

#284c8d

#203d71

#182d54

#101e38

#080f1c

Tints

Color #305ba9 mixed toward white.

#4171c9

#678dd4

#8daadf

#b3c6e9

#d9e3f4

Tones

Color #305ba9 mixed toward gray.

#3a5e9f

#446195

#4e648b

#586781

#626976

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46479b · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#444197 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#338e8b · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #305ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#305ba9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#305ba9 (#305ba9) is rgb(48, 91, 169) in RGB.

No, #305ba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #305ba9, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast