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#2B183F

#2b183f ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2b183f is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 9.41% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.75% cyan, 61.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 269.23°, with 44.83% saturation and 17.06% 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 16.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 12.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0153

Complementary

  1. #2b183f
  2. #2c3f18

Split complementary

  1. #2b183f
  2. #3f3f18
  3. #193f18

Analogous

  1. #18193f
  2. #2b183f
  3. #3f183f

Triadic

  1. #2b183f
  2. #3f2b18
  3. #183f2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b183f
  2. #3f182c
  3. #2c3f18
  4. #183f2b

Square

  1. #2b183f
  2. #3f1819
  3. #2c3f18
  4. #183f3f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a060f
  2. #0a060f
  3. #2b183f
  4. #512d76
  5. #7742ae

Shades

#2b183f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b183f
  2. #271639
  3. #221332
  4. #1e112c
  5. #1a0e26
  6. #160c20
  7. #110a19
  8. #0d0713
  9. #09050d
  10. #040206
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b183f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b183f
  2. #402f52
  3. #554665
  4. #6b5d79
  5. #80748c
  6. #958c9f
  7. #aaa3b2
  8. #bfbac5
  9. #d5d1d9
  10. #eae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b183f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b183f
  2. #342246
  3. #3c2d4c
  4. #453753
  5. #4d4259
  6. #564c60
  7. #5e5666
  8. #67616d
  9. #6f6b73
  10. #78767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #251e30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a2140 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #11213e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #271f28 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c1d40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e1e3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #291d33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b183f {
  color: #2b183f;
}
Background
.bg-2b183f {
  background-color: #2b183f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b183f {
  border: 2px solid #2b183f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b183f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 24 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 45% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b183f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b183f, #3f183f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b183f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 24 63 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.10 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.52 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.95 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.64 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.43 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 16.00 #d4e7c0 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2b183f  rgb(43, 24, 63)  hsl(269, 45%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#2c3f18  rgb(44, 63, 24)  hsl(89, 45%, 17%)  Army Green
#3f2b18  rgb(63, 43, 24)  hsl(29, 45%, 17%)  Bistre
#183f2b  rgb(24, 63, 43)  hsl(149, 45%, 17%)  Phthalo Green