What color is #29294E?

#29294E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29294E?

The RGB value is 41, 41, 78: 41 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29294E?

The complementary color is #4E4E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29294E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29294E color

#29294E rgb(41, 41, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29294E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.1% green and 30.6% blue (41, 41, 78).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#29294E color codes

HEX	`#29294E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 41, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 47%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, 11.18, -22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 25.44, 296.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.082, 2.607, 7.547)`
Decimal	`2697550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29294E, 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 #29294E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29294E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #29294E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29294e; }
.text { color: #29294e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29294e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 41 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29294e, #3b294e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #29294E?: #29294E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29294E?: The RGB value is 41, 41, 78: 41 red, 41 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29294E?: The complementary color is #4E4E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29294E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.