What color is #294F89?

#294F89 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Assassin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #294F89?

The RGB value is 41, 79, 137: 41 red, 79 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #294F89?

The complementary color is #896329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #294F89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#294F89 color

#294F89 rgb(41, 79, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #294F89 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 31% green and 53.7% blue (41, 79, 137).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 54% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Assassin (#2D4F83), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#294F89 color codes

HEX	`#294F89`
RGB	`rgb(41, 79, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 31%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 54%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 70%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 42%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 6.89, -36.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 37, 280.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.224, 7.869, 24.747)`
Decimal	`2707337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #294F89, 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 #294F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#294F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #294F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #294f89; }
.text { color: #294f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #294f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 79 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #294f89, #332989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #294F89?: #294F89 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Assassin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #294F89?: The RGB value is 41, 79, 137: 41 red, 79 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #294F89?: The complementary color is #896329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #294F89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.