What color is #29346E?

#29346E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #29346E?

The RGB value is 41, 52, 110: 41 red, 52 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #29346E?

The complementary color is #6E6329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #29346E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#29346E color

#29346E rgb(41, 52, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #29346E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 20.4% green and 43.1% blue (41, 52, 110).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#29346E color codes

HEX	`#29346E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 52, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 20.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 63%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 53%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.85, 15.05, -35.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.85, 38.29, 293.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.956, 4.053, 15.27)`
Decimal	`2700398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #29346E, 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 #29346E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#29346E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #29346E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #29346e; }
.text { color: #29346e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #29346e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 52 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #29346e, #40296e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #29346E?: #29346E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #29346E?: The RGB value is 41, 52, 110: 41 red, 52 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #29346E?: The complementary color is #6E6329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #29346E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.