What color is #292986?

#292986 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #292986?

The RGB value is 41, 41, 134: 41 red, 41 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #292986?

The complementary color is #868629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #292986?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#292986 color

#292986 rgb(41, 41, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #292986 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 16.1% green and 52.5% blue (41, 41, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 53% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Royal Night (#2B3191), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#292986 color codes

HEX	`#292986`
RGB	`rgb(41, 41, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 16.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 53%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 69%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 69%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.92, 31.41, -51.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.92, 60.7, 301.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.009, 3.778, 22.962)`
Decimal	`2697606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #292986, 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 #292986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#292986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #292986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #292986; }
.text { color: #292986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #292986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 41 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #292986, #582986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #292986?: #292986 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #292986?: The RGB value is 41, 41, 134: 41 red, 41 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #292986?: The complementary color is #868629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #292986?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.