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#290391 Color

#290391 is rgb(41, 3, 145) in RGB, hsl(256, 96%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 43%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Websafe Indigo (#330099), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#290391
HEX#290391
RGBrgb(41, 3, 145)
HSLhsl(256, 96%, 29%)
HSVhsv(256, 98%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 43%)
OKLCHoklch(32% 0.194 278)
LABlab(16.87% 45.43 -68.57)
LCHlch(16.87% 82.25 303.53)

What #290391 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #290391, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#290391 Channel Values

How #290391 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 41 · G 3 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 96% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 98% · V 57%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 72% · M 98% · Y 0% · K 43%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.85:1 vs white · 1.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #290391 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #290391

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #290391; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #290391

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #290391.

How #290391 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#290391
Protanopia#0E0E91
Protanomaly#1C0A91
Deuteranopia#161691
Deuteranomaly#1F1091
Tritanopia#003636
Tritanomaly#022967
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #290391 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-290391: #290391;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #290391;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-290391': '#290391' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.012, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_290391">#290391</color>
SVG fillfill="#290391"

More Purple Colors

#290391 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#290391 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #290391?

#290391 is a dark purple — rgb(41, 3, 145) in RGB and hsl(256, 96%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Websafe Indigo (#330099), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #290391?

#290391 is rgb(41, 3, 145) — red 41, green 3, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #290391?

#290391 converts to approximately cmyk(72%, 98%, 0%, 43%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #290391 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #290391 scores 13.85:1 against white and 1.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #290391 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #290391 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkblue (#00008B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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