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#2A397E

#2a397e ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a397e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 22.35% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 229.29°, with 50% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0492

Complementary

  1. #2a397e
  2. #7e6f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a397e
  2. #7e452a
  3. #637e2a

Analogous

  1. #2a637e
  2. #2a397e
  3. #452a7e

Triadic

  1. #2a397e
  2. #7e2a39
  3. #397e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a397e
  2. #6f2a7e
  3. #7e6f2a
  4. #397e2a

Square

  1. #2a397e
  2. #7e2a63
  3. #7e6f2a
  4. #2a7e45

Monochromatic

  1. #05070f
  2. #171f45
  3. #2a397e
  4. #3d53b7
  5. #7182d0

Shades

#2a397e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a397e
  2. #263371
  3. #222e65
  4. #1d2858
  5. #19224c
  6. #151d3f
  7. #111732
  8. #0d1126
  9. #080b19
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a397e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a397e
  2. #3f4d8b
  3. #556198
  4. #6a74a5
  5. #7f88b2
  6. #959cbf
  7. #aab0cb
  8. #bfc4d8
  9. #d4d7e5
  10. #eaebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a397e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a397e
  2. #33407e
  3. #3b477e
  4. #444e7f
  5. #4c557f
  6. #555d7f
  7. #5e647f
  8. #666b7f
  9. #6f7280
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d4380 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004955 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c3f7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #143a7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #084368 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a397e {
  color: #2a397e;
}
Background
.bg-2a397e {
  background-color: #2a397e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a397e {
  border: 2px solid #2a397e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a397e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 57 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 50% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a397e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a397e, #452a7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a397e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 57 126 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.14 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.82 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.95 #d5c681 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Smalt
#2a397e  rgb(42, 57, 126)  hsl(229, 50%, 33%)  Smalt
#7e6f2a  rgb(126, 111, 42)  hsl(49, 50%, 33%)  Olive
#7e2a39  rgb(126, 42, 57)  hsl(349, 50%, 33%)  Wine
#397e2a  rgb(57, 126, 42)  hsl(109, 50%, 33%)  Sap Green