What color is #294B81?

#294B81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294B81?

The RGB value is 41, 75, 129: 41 red, 75 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294B81?

The complementary color is #815F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294B81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294B81 color

#294B81 rgb(41, 75, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #294B81 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 29.4% green and 50.6% blue (41, 75, 129).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 52% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nautical (#2E4A7D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#294B81 color codes

HEX	`#294B81`
RGB	`rgb(41, 75, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 29.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 52%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 68%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 42%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, 6.5, -34.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 34.74, 280.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.392, 7.088, 21.743)`
Decimal	`2706305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294B81, 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 #294B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #294B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294b81; }
.text { color: #294b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 75 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294b81, #332981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #294B81?: #294B81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Nautical. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294B81?: The RGB value is 41, 75, 129: 41 red, 75 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294B81?: The complementary color is #815F29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294B81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.