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#2A2B68

#2a2b68 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a2b68 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 16.86% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.62% cyan, 58.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 239.03°, with 42.47% saturation and 28.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.0322

Complementary

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #68672a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #68482a
  3. #4a682a

Analogous

  1. #2a4a68
  2. #2a2b68
  3. #482a68

Triadic

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #682a2b
  3. #2b682a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #672a68
  3. #68672a
  4. #2b682a

Square

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #682a4a
  3. #68672a
  4. #2a6848

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #141432
  3. #2a2b68
  4. #40429f
  5. #696ac2

Shades

#2a2b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #26275e
  3. #222253
  4. #1d1e49
  5. #191a3e
  6. #151634
  7. #11112a
  8. #0d0d1f
  9. #080915
  10. #04040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #3f4077
  3. #555586
  4. #6a6b95
  5. #7f80a4
  6. #9595b4
  7. #aaaac3
  8. #bfbfd2
  9. #d4d5e1
  10. #eaeaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2b68
  2. #33346a
  3. #3b3c6d
  4. #44456f
  5. #4c4d72
  6. #555674
  7. #5e5e76
  8. #666779
  9. #6f6f7b
  10. #77787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2f4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #02356a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003067 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #083945 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #193169 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #162e67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b3455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2b68 {
  color: #2a2b68;
}
Background
.bg-2a2b68 {
  background-color: #2a2b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2b68 {
  border: 2px solid #2a2b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 43 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 42% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2b68, #482a68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 43 104 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.24 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.80 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.01 #d5d497 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2a2b68  rgb(42, 43, 104)  hsl(239, 42%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#68672a  rgb(104, 103, 42)  hsl(59, 42%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#682a2b  rgb(104, 42, 43)  hsl(359, 42%, 29%)  Wine
#2b682a  rgb(43, 104, 42)  hsl(119, 42%, 29%)  Pakistan Green