What color is #295C81?

#295C81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #295C81?

The RGB value is 41, 92, 129: 41 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #295C81?

The complementary color is #814E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #295C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#295C81 color

#295C81 rgb(41, 92, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #295C81 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.1% red, 36.1% green and 50.6% blue (41, 92, 129).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 52% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#295C81 color codes

HEX	`#295C81`
RGB	`rgb(41, 92, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.1%, 36.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 52%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 68%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.32, -4.45, -25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.32, 26.14, 260.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.703, 9.71, 22.18)`
Decimal	`2710657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #295C81, 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 #295C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#295C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #295C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #295c81; }
.text { color: #295c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #295c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(41 92 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #295c81, #293081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #295C81?: #295C81 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #295C81?: The RGB value is 41, 92, 129: 41 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #295C81?: The complementary color is #814E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #295C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.