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#292FA3 — Blue

#292FA3 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #292FA3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#292FA3 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A39D29; it also sits naturally between #296CA3 and #6029A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#292FA3 · RGB 41, 47, 163

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Color values

HEX#292FA3
RGB41, 47, 163
HSL237°, 60%, 40%
HSV237°, 75%, 64%
CMYK75%, 71%, 0%, 36%
XYZ8.54, 5.15, 35.19
Yxy5.15, 0.1747, 0.1053
CIE-Lab27.15, 37.95, -62.85
Hunter Lab22.69, 29.15, -80.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 18% · Blue 64%

Cyan 75% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 36%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #292FA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #292FA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #292FA3

.text { color: #292FA3; }
.background { background-color: #292FA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #292FA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(41, 47, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 60%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #292FA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(41, 47, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #292FA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(41, 47, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#292FA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#292FA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #292FA3

#252A93#222787#1E2276#1B1E6A#161A5A#121549#0F123D#0B0D2D#080921#040510

Tints of #292FA3

#2F36BC#373FCD#5056D3#646AD8#7C81DE#9599E4#A9ADEA#C2C4F0#D6D8F5#EFEFFB

Tones of #292FA3

#32379A#3A3F92#434789#4B4E81#555677#5D5E6F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A39D29:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text10.35:1 AAA
Against black text2.03:1 Fails

Best text color on #292FA3: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #292FA3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #292FA3: ·

How #292FA3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2C2C87Deuteranopia · #2B2B80Tritanopia · #29716C

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Tailwind slate 600 · #475569

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #292FA3 rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Tempest
#2529A4 · #A9262A · #3FD23B · #B2AFE3
Dusty Petal
#8389D2 · #2B349C · #21276E · #181C48
Palette 2b3499
#2B3499 · #FF6C22 · #FF9209 · #FFD099
Electric Ruby Canyon
#288A90 · #3C91DA · #28389C · #623AD0
Burning Cinder
#1E2F9F · #DD4F62 · #3DCB27 · #B5B5E8
Velvet Ruby Meadow
#30349A · #C54448 · #69CF65 · #BFC5E2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#2529A4#2B349C#2B3499#28389C#1E2F9F#30349A#2F39A9#212CAD#3338A0#303498#372CA1#3636A2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #292FA2  ·  #292FA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #292FA3?

#292FA3 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 41, 47, 163). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #292FA3?

#292FA3 is RGB 41, 47, 163 — HSL 237°, 60%, 40% — CMYK 75%, 71%, 0%, 36%.

What colors go with #292FA3?

Its complement is #A39D29; analogous partners are #296CA3 and #6029A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #292FA3 for text?

White text on #292FA3 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.