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#290641 Color

#290641 is rgb(41, 6, 65) in RGB, hsl(276, 83%, 14%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 91%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#290641
HEX#290641
RGBrgb(41, 6, 65)
HSLhsl(276, 83%, 14%)
HSVhsv(276, 91%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 91%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(22.8% 0.103 306.5)
LABlab(8.52% 26.79 -29.56)
LCHlch(8.52% 39.89 312.18)

What #290641 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 #290641, 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.

#290641 Channel Values

How #290641 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 6 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 83% · L 14%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 91% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.55:1 vs white · 1.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #290641 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 text17.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #290641

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #290641; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #290641

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

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How #290641 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#290641
Protanopia#101041
Protanomaly#1D0D41
Deuteranopia#171741
Deuteranomaly#1F1241
Tritanopia#221616
Tritanomaly#25112D
Achromatopsia#191919

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #290641 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-290641: #290641;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #290641;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-290641': '#290641' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.161, green: 0.024, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_290641">#290641</color>
SVG fillfill="#290641"

More Purple Colors

#290641 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#290641 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #290641?

#290641 is a darkest purple — rgb(41, 6, 65) in RGB and hsl(276, 83%, 14%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #290641?

#290641 is rgb(41, 6, 65) — red 41, green 6, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #290641?

#290641 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 91%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #290641 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #290641 scores 17.55:1 against white and 1.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #290641 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #290641 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 22.3, which is visibly different.

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