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#2B048A

#2b048a ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b048a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 1.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.84% cyan, 97.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 257.46°, with 94.37% saturation and 27.84% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.0244

Complementary

  1. #2b048a
  2. #638a04

Split complementary

  1. #2b048a
  2. #8a6e04
  3. #208a04

Analogous

  1. #04208a
  2. #2b048a
  3. #6e048a

Triadic

  1. #2b048a
  2. #8a2b04
  3. #048a2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b048a
  2. #8a0463
  3. #638a04
  4. #048a2b

Square

  1. #2b048a
  2. #8a0420
  3. #638a04
  4. #048a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #060114
  2. #140240
  3. #2b048a
  4. #4206d4
  5. #692ef9

Shades

#2b048a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b048a
  2. #27047c
  3. #22036e
  4. #1e0361
  5. #1a0253
  6. #160245
  7. #110237
  8. #0d0129
  9. #09011c
  10. #04000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b048a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b048a
  2. #401d96
  3. #5536a1
  4. #6b4fad
  5. #8068b9
  6. #9582c5
  7. #aa9bd0
  8. #bfb4dc
  9. #d5cde8
  10. #eae6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b048a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b048a
  2. #341089
  3. #3c1d88
  4. #452987
  5. #4d3686
  6. #564285
  7. #5e4e84
  8. #675b83
  9. #6f6782
  10. #787481
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2160 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00364f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00248c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001d89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #02296c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b048a {
  color: #2b048a;
}
Background
.bg-2b048a {
  background-color: #2b048a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b048a {
  border: 2px solid #2b048a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b048a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 4 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b048a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b048a, #6e048a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b048a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 4 138 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.83 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.47 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.06 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.06 #d4fb75 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#2b048a  rgb(43, 4, 138)  hsl(257, 94%, 28%)  Dark Blue
#638a04  rgb(99, 138, 4)  hsl(77, 94%, 28%)  Olive Drab
#8a2b04  rgb(138, 43, 4)  hsl(17, 94%, 28%)  Kobe
#048a2b  rgb(4, 138, 43)  hsl(137, 94%, 28%)  Forest Green