Information about #293F51 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#293F51 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(41, 63, 81) — 16.1% red, 24.7% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 7 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned steel-blue azure, #293F51 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Nile Blue (#253F4E). Slightly further away sit Madison (#2D3C54) and Ares blue (#2D4255).

The recipe behind #293F51 is rgb(41, 63, 81), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #293F51: 10.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#293F51 color variations

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#293F51 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 #293F51

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

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Midnight Oil color link
Midnight Oil

#283854

Dark Azure color link
Dark Azure

#274059

Vintage Blue color link
Vintage Blue

#303D57

Blue Clouds color link
Blue Clouds

#273C5A

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Regal Blue color link
Regal Blue

#203F58

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#293F51
  • RGB41, 63, 81
  • CMYK16, 7, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(41, 63, 81)
  • HSL207°, 33%, 24%
  • HSL Precise207°, 32.787%, 23.922%
  • HSV207°, 49%, 32%
  • HSB207°, 49%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.247, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.247, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.247, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID293F51
  • DECIMAL ID2703185
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01