Information about #293851 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#293851 presents itself as a softly balanced steel-blue azure — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Midnight Oil (#283854). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vintage Navy (#2A344D) and Madison (#2D3C54).
The recipe behind #293851 is rgb(41, 56, 81), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #293851: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #293851 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#293851 color variations
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#293851 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#293851 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#293851 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#293851 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#293851 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 #293851 color
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Nearest named colors to #293851
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#283854
#2A344D
#2D3C54
#303655
#273A59
#253F4E
#273459
#2B3449
#273C5A
#2A3057
#303D57
#253C48
#293851 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#293851
- RGB41, 56, 81
- CMYK16, 10, 0, 68
- CSSrgb(41, 56, 81)
- HSL218°, 33%, 24%
- HSL Precise217.5°, 32.787%, 23.922%
- HSV218°, 49%, 32%
- HSB218°, 49%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.161
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
- GLSLvec3(0.161, 0.220, 0.318)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.161, 0.220, 0.318, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.161, 0.220, 0.318)
- Percentage of Red in RGB16.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID293851
- DECIMAL ID2701393
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers333 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
