What color is #290060?

#290060 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290060?

The RGB value is 41, 0, 96: 41 red, 0 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290060?

The complementary color is #376000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290060 color

#290060 rgb(41, 0, 96)

Shades of black

The hex color #290060 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 0% green and 37.6% blue (41, 0, 96).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackmail (#220066), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#290060 color codes

HEX	`#290060`
RGB	`rgb(41, 0, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 0%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 100%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.39, 40.41, -46.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.39, 61.52, 311.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.025, 1.316, 11.159)`
Decimal	`2687072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290060, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #290060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #290060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290060; }
.text { color: #290060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 0 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290060, #590060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #290060?: #290060 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290060?: The RGB value is 41, 0, 96: 41 red, 0 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290060?: The complementary color is #376000, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.