What color is #2911DA?

#2911DA is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Pure Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2911DA?

The RGB value is 41, 17, 218: 41 red, 17 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2911DA?

The complementary color is #C2DA11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2911DA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2911DA color

#2911DA rgb(41, 17, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #2911DA is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 6.7% green and 85.5% blue (41, 17, 218).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 86% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pure Blue (#0203E2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#2911DA color codes

HEX	`#2911DA`
RGB	`rgb(41, 17, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 6.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 86%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 92%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 92%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, 67.57, -91.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 114.05, 306.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.766, 5.933, 66.736)`
Decimal	`2691546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2911DA, 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 #2911DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2911DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #2911DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2911da; }
.text { color: #2911da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2911da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 17 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2911da, #8e11da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Blue.

Questions

What color is #2911DA?: #2911DA is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Pure Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2911DA?: The RGB value is 41, 17, 218: 41 red, 17 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2911DA?: The complementary color is #C2DA11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2911DA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.