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#2A137C

#2a137c ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a137c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 7.45% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.13% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 253.14°, with 73.43% saturation and 28.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.0241

Complementary

  1. #2a137c
  2. #657c13

Split complementary

  1. #2a137c
  2. #7c5e13
  3. #317c13

Analogous

  1. #13317c
  2. #2a137c
  3. #5e137c

Triadic

  1. #2a137c
  2. #7c2a13
  3. #137c2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a137c
  2. #7c1365
  3. #657c13
  4. #137c2a

Square

  1. #2a137c
  2. #7c1331
  3. #657c13
  4. #137c5e

Monochromatic

  1. #060312
  2. #14093a
  3. #2a137c
  4. #401dbe
  5. #6845e3

Shades

#2a137c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a137c
  2. #261170
  3. #220f63
  4. #1d0d57
  5. #190b4a
  6. #150a3e
  7. #110832
  8. #0d0625
  9. #080419
  10. #04020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a137c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a137c
  2. #3f2b89
  3. #554296
  4. #6a5aa3
  5. #7f71b0
  6. #9589be
  7. #aaa1cb
  8. #bfb8d8
  9. #d4d0e5
  10. #eae7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a137c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a137c
  2. #331e7c
  3. #3b297d
  4. #44347d
  5. #4c3f7e
  6. #554a7e
  7. #5e547e
  8. #665f7f
  9. #6f6a7f
  10. #777580
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2357 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00277a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003449 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00267e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00217b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f2a61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a137c {
  color: #2a137c;
}
Background
.bg-2a137c {
  background-color: #2a137c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a137c {
  border: 2px solid #2a137c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a137c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 19 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 73% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a137c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a137c, #5e137c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a137c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 19 124 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 1.27 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.48 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.53 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.00 #d5ec83 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#2a137c  rgb(42, 19, 124)  hsl(253, 73%, 28%)  Persian Indigo
#657c13  rgb(101, 124, 19)  hsl(73, 73%, 28%)  Avocado
#7c2a13  rgb(124, 42, 19)  hsl(13, 73%, 28%)  Kobe
#137c2a  rgb(19, 124, 42)  hsl(133, 73%, 28%)  Green