Colour
#290F8A
- #290F8A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#290F8A is a blue with RGB values 41, 15, 138 and HSL 253°, 80%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#290F8A#290F8A
HEX#290F8A
RGBrgb(41, 15, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0588, 0.5412
RGB percentages16.1%, 5.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(252.7, 80.4%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 89.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK70.3%, 89.1%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,690,954
CSS custom property--colour: #290F8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D6F075
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#708A0F
Analogous#0F338A, #660F8A
Triadic#8A290F, #0F8A29
Split complementary#8A660F, #338A0F
Tetradic#8A0F33, #708A0F, #0F8A66
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R41
G15
B138
Red41 (16.1%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue252.68°
Saturation (HSL)80.39%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0F · B 8A
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