Information about #290B3C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #290B3C belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(41, 11, 60) — 16.1% red, 4.3% green, 23.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 19 / 0 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #290B3C reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Midnight Purple (#280137). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Purple (#2A0134) and Blackcurrant (#2E183B).

The recipe behind #290B3C is rgb(41, 11, 60), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #290B3C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:76) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #290B3C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#290B3C color variations

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#290B3C 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 #290B3C

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

Blackcurrant color link
Blackcurrant

#2E183B

Dark Purple color link
Dark Purple

#301934

Tolopea color link
Tolopea

#1B0245

Jacaranda color link
Jacaranda

#2E0329

Aubergine color link
Aubergine

#3D0734

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Montana color link
Montana

#291E30

Ab Fab color link
Ab Fab

#321B2F

Royal Indigo color link
Royal Indigo

#240952

#290B3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#290B3C
  • RGB41, 11, 60
  • CMYK7, 19, 0, 76
  • CSSrgb(41, 11, 60)
  • HSL277°, 69%, 14%
  • HSL Precise276.735°, 69.014%, 13.922%
  • HSV277°, 82%, 24%
  • HSB277°, 82%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.043, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.043, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.043, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID290B3C
  • DECIMAL ID2689852
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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