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#2A445C

#2a445c ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a445c is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 26.67% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.35% cyan, 26.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 208.8°, with 37.31% saturation and 26.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.15.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #2a445c
  2. #5c422a

Split complementary

  1. #2a445c
  2. #5c2a2b
  3. #5c5b2a

Analogous

  1. #2a5c5b
  2. #2a445c
  3. #2a2b5c

Triadic

  1. #2a445c
  2. #5c2a44
  3. #445c2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a445c
  2. #422a5c
  3. #5c422a
  4. #445c2a

Square

  1. #2a445c
  2. #5b2a5c
  3. #5c422a
  4. #2b5c2a

Monochromatic

  1. #060a0e
  2. #121d27
  3. #2a445c
  4. #426b91
  5. #6691b9

Shades

#2a445c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a445c
  2. #263d53
  3. #22364a
  4. #1d3040
  5. #192937
  6. #15222e
  7. #111b25
  8. #0d141c
  9. #080e12
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a445c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a445c
  2. #3f576c
  3. #55697d
  4. #6a7c8d
  5. #7f8f9d
  6. #95a2ae
  7. #aab4be
  8. #bfc7ce
  9. #d4dade
  10. #eaecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a445c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a445c
  2. #334a60
  3. #3b5063
  4. #445667
  5. #4c5c6a
  6. #55626e
  7. #5e6872
  8. #666e75
  9. #6f7479
  10. #777a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a434e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a455d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343f5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #114a4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #34445d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30415c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4753 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a445c {
  color: #2a445c;
}
Background
.bg-2a445c {
  background-color: #2a445c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a445c {
  border: 2px solid #2a445c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a445c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 68 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 37% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a445c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a445c, #2a2b5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a445c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 68 92 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.15 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.49 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.13 #d5bba3 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2a445c  rgb(42, 68, 92)  hsl(209, 37%, 26%)  Charcoal
#5c422a  rgb(92, 66, 42)  hsl(29, 37%, 26%)  Coffee
#5c2a44  rgb(92, 42, 68)  hsl(329, 37%, 26%)  Eggplant
#445c2a  rgb(68, 92, 42)  hsl(89, 37%, 26%)  Army Green