What color is #293C60?

#293C60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #293C60?

The RGB value is 41, 60, 96: 41 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #293C60?

The complementary color is #604D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #293C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#293C60 color

#293C60 rgb(41, 60, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #293C60 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 23.5% green and 37.6% blue (41, 60, 96).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 40% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nautilus (#273C5A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#293C60 color codes

HEX	`#293C60`
RGB	`rgb(41, 60, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 23.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 40%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 57%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 4.28, -23.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 24.07, 280.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.641, 4.547, 11.697)`
Decimal	`2702432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #293C60, 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 #293C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#293C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #293C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #293c60; }
.text { color: #293c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #293c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 60 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #293c60, #312960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #293C60?: #293C60 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Nautilus. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #293C60?: The RGB value is 41, 60, 96: 41 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #293C60?: The complementary color is #604D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #293C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.