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#2B048E

#2b048e ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b048e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.72% cyan, 97.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 256.96°, with 94.52% saturation and 28.63% 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 13.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0255

Complementary

  1. #2b048e
  2. #678e04

Split complementary

  1. #2b048e
  2. #8e7004
  3. #228e04

Analogous

  1. #04228e
  2. #2b048e
  3. #70048e

Triadic

  1. #2b048e
  2. #8e2b04
  3. #048e2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b048e
  2. #8e0467
  3. #678e04
  4. #048e2b

Square

  1. #2b048e
  2. #8e0422
  3. #678e04
  4. #048e70

Monochromatic

  1. #060114
  2. #140244
  3. #2b048e
  4. #4206d8
  5. #6a32f9

Shades

#2b048e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b048e
  2. #270480
  3. #220372
  4. #1e0363
  5. #1a0255
  6. #160247
  7. #110239
  8. #0d012b
  9. #09011c
  10. #04000e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b048e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b048e
  2. #401d99
  3. #5536a5
  4. #6b4fb0
  5. #8068bb
  6. #9582c7
  7. #aa9bd2
  8. #bfb4dd
  9. #d5cde8
  10. #eae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b048e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b048e
  2. #34108d
  3. #3c1d8b
  4. #45298a
  5. #4d3688
  6. #564287
  7. #5e4e86
  8. #675b84
  9. #6f6783
  10. #787481
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003191 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00278c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003851 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002590 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b048e {
  color: #2b048e;
}
Background
.bg-2b048e {
  background-color: #2b048e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b048e {
  border: 2px solid #2b048e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b048e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 4 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 95% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b048e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b048e, #70048e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b048e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 4 142 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.88 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.61 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.58 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.18 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.39 #d4fb71 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#2b048e  rgb(43, 4, 142)  hsl(257, 95%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#678e04  rgb(103, 142, 4)  hsl(77, 95%, 29%)  Olive Drab
#8e2b04  rgb(142, 43, 4)  hsl(17, 95%, 29%)  Kobe
#048e2b  rgb(4, 142, 43)  hsl(137, 95%, 29%)  Forest Green