Information about #290CBA color

#290CBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#290CBA falls into the Blue Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(41, 12, 186) — 16.1% red, 4.7% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 57 / 68 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid blue, #290CBA holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Trypan Blue (#1C05B3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Strong Indigo (#2A00A8) and Interdimensional Blue (#360CCC).

In RGB terms — rgb(41, 12, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #290CBA: 11.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #290CBA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#290CBA color variations

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

#290CBA 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 #290CBA

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#290CBA
  • RGB41, 12, 186
  • CMYK57, 68, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(41, 12, 186)
  • HSL250°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise250°, 87.879%, 38.824%
  • HSV250°, 94%, 73%
  • HSB250°, 94%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.047, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.047, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.047, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID290CBA
  • DECIMAL ID2690234
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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