Colour
#290C89
- #290C89
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#290C89 is a blue with RGB values 41, 12, 137 and HSL 254°, 84%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#290C89#290C89
HEX#290C89
RGBrgb(41, 12, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0471, 0.5373
RGB percentages16.1%, 4.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(253.9, 83.9%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 91.2%, 53.7%)
CMYK70.1%, 91.2%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,690,185
CSS custom property--colour: #290C89;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B
Inverted#D6F376
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6C890C
Analogous#0C2D89, #680C89
Triadic#89290C, #0C8929
Split complementary#89680C, #2D890C
Tetradic#890C2D, #6C890C, #0C8968
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G12
B137
Red41 (16.1%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue253.92°
Saturation (HSL)83.89%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0C · B 89
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