Information about #290C7D color

#290C7D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#290C7D falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(41, 12, 125) — 16.1% red, 4.7% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 44 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #290C7D reads as a energetic, saturated violet and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Persian Indigo (#32127A). Nearby in the Register you will also find ACE Blue (#290177) and PHCH (#201173).

In RGB terms — rgb(41, 12, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 14.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. No one has named #290C7D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#290C7D color variations

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#290C7D 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 #290C7D

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

ACE Blue color link
ACE Blue

#290177

Elvin color link
Elvin

#2A128A

PHCH color link
PHCH

#201173

Pixie Powder color link
Pixie Powder

#391285

Royal Navy color link
Royal Navy

#1A0076

Christalle color link
Christalle

#33036B

Royal Violet color link
Royal Violet

#3F1979

Visa Blue color link
Visa Blue

#1A1F71

#290C7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#290C7D
  • RGB41, 12, 125
  • CMYK33, 44, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(41, 12, 125)
  • HSL255°, 82%, 27%
  • HSL Precise255.398°, 82.482%, 26.863%
  • HSV255°, 90%, 49%
  • HSB255°, 90%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.047, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.047, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.047, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID290C7D
  • DECIMAL ID2690173
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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