What color is #293A5E?

#293A5E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293A5E?

The RGB value is 41, 58, 94: 41 red, 58 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293A5E?

The complementary color is #5E4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293A5E color

#293A5E rgb(41, 58, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #293A5E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 22.7% green and 36.9% blue (41, 58, 94).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

#293A5E color codes

HEX	`#293A5E`
RGB	`rgb(41, 58, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 22.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 56%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.66, 4.93, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.66, 24.08, 281.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.447, 4.305, 11.184)`
Decimal	`2701918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293A5E, 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 #293A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #293A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293a5e; }
.text { color: #293a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 58 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293a5e, #33295e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #293A5E?: #293A5E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293A5E?: The RGB value is 41, 58, 94: 41 red, 58 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293A5E?: The complementary color is #5E4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.