Information about #290542 color

#290542 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #290542 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(41, 5, 66) — 16.1% red, 2% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 24 / 0 / 74. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid violet, #290542 carries a shadowy depth. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Midnight Purple (#280137). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hollow Purple (#1C0245) and Very Dark Purple (#2A0134).

In RGB terms — rgb(41, 5, 66) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #290542 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #290542 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#290542 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#290542 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #290542

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#290542
  • RGB41, 5, 66
  • CMYK10, 24, 0, 74
  • CSSrgb(41, 5, 66)
  • HSL275°, 86%, 14%
  • HSL Precise275.41°, 85.915%, 13.922%
  • HSV275°, 92%, 26%
  • HSB275°, 92%, 26%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.020, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.020, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.020, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID290542
  • DECIMAL ID2688322
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01