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#2B258D

#2b258d ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b258d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 14.51% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.5% cyan, 73.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 243.46°, with 58.43% saturation and 34.9% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #2b258d
  2. #878d25

Split complementary

  1. #2b258d
  2. #8d5f25
  3. #538d25

Analogous

  1. #25538d
  2. #2b258d
  3. #5f258d

Triadic

  1. #2b258d
  2. #8d2b25
  3. #258d2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b258d
  2. #8d2587
  3. #878d25
  4. #258d2b

Square

  1. #2b258d
  2. #8d2553
  3. #878d25
  4. #258d5f

Monochromatic

  1. #060514
  2. #191550
  3. #2b258d
  4. #3d35ca
  5. #7771da

Shades

#2b258d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b258d
  2. #27217f
  3. #221e71
  4. #1e1a63
  5. #1a1655
  6. #161347
  7. #110f38
  8. #0d0b2a
  9. #09071c
  10. #04040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b258d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b258d
  2. #403b98
  3. #5551a4
  4. #6b66af
  5. #807cbb
  6. #9592c6
  7. #aaa8d1
  8. #bfbedd
  9. #d5d3e8
  10. #eae9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b258d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b258d
  2. #342e8c
  3. #3c378a
  4. #454089
  5. #4d4988
  6. #565387
  7. #5e5c85
  8. #676584
  9. #6f6e83
  10. #787781
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323065 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00328b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004256 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00338f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b258d {
  color: #2b258d;
}
Background
.bg-2b258d {
  background-color: #2b258d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b258d {
  border: 2px solid #2b258d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b258d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 37 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 58% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b258d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b258d, #5f258d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b258d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 37 141 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.83 #d4da72 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2b258d  rgb(43, 37, 141)  hsl(243, 58%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#878d25  rgb(135, 141, 37)  hsl(63, 58%, 35%)  Olive
#8d2b25  rgb(141, 43, 37)  hsl(3, 58%, 35%)  Burnt Umber
#258d2b  rgb(37, 141, 43)  hsl(123, 58%, 35%)  Forest Green