Close to Ultramarine
#290AFA
#290AFA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 16.1% red, 3.9% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 96% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #290AFA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.34:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.52:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.34:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.52:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #290AFA as they’d see it.
#290AFA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #290AFA
What color is #290AFA?
#290AFA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 16.1% red, 3.9% green, and 98% blue. Its hue is 248°, with 96% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #290AFA in RGB?
#290AFA is rgb(41, 10, 250): 41 red, 10 green, and 250 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #290AFA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(84, 96, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #290AFA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #290AFA?
Its complement #485300 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.