What color is #290A71?

#290A71 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #290A71?

The RGB value is 41, 10, 113: 41 red, 10 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #290A71?

The complementary color is #52710A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #290A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#290A71 color

#290A71 rgb(41, 10, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #290A71 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 3.9% green and 44.3% blue (41, 10, 113).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 84% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Child of the Night (#220077), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.26:1).

#290A71 color codes

HEX	`#290A71`
RGB	`rgb(41, 10, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 3.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 84%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 91%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 91%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.85, 41, -51.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.85, 66.1, 308.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.003, 1.88, 15.772)`
Decimal	`2689649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #290A71, 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 #290A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#290A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #290A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #290a71; }
.text { color: #290a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #290a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 10 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #290a71, #5d0a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Navy Blue.

Questions

What color is #290A71?: #290A71 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Child of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #290A71?: The RGB value is 41, 10, 113: 41 red, 10 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #290A71?: The complementary color is #52710A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #290A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.