Information about #294656 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#294656 presents itself as a mildly saturated azure — one that carries a shadowy depth. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Grey Blue (#29465B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Charcoal Blue (#2D4256) and Ares blue (#2D4255).
In RGB terms — rgb(41, 70, 86) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #294656 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #294656 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#294656 color variations
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#294656 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#294656 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#294656 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#294656 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#294656 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #294656 color
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Nearest named colors to #294656
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#29465B
#2D4256
#2D4255
#274059
#274A5D
#214559
#314459
#273C5A
#2D3C54
#253F4E
#303D57
#203F58
#294656 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#294656
- RGB41, 70, 86
- CMYK18, 6, 0, 66
- CSSrgb(41, 70, 86)
- HSL201°, 35%, 25%
- HSL Precise201.333°, 35.433%, 24.902%
- HSV201°, 52%, 34%
- HSB201°, 52%, 34%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
- GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.275, 0.337)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.275, 0.337, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.275, 0.337)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID294656
- DECIMAL ID2704982
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



