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#2B397C

#2b397c ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2b397c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 22.35% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.32% cyan, 54.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.63°, with 48.5% saturation and 32.75% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.049

Complementary

  1. #2b397c
  2. #7c6e2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b397c
  2. #7c462b
  3. #627c2b

Analogous

  1. #2b627c
  2. #2b397c
  3. #462b7c

Triadic

  1. #2b397c
  2. #7c2b39
  3. #397c2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b397c
  2. #6e2b7c
  3. #7c6e2b
  4. #397c2b

Square

  1. #2b397c
  2. #7c2b62
  3. #7c6e2b
  4. #2b7c46

Monochromatic

  1. #05070f
  2. #171f43
  3. #2b397c
  4. #3f53b5
  5. #7282ce

Shades

#2b397c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b397c
  2. #273370
  3. #222e63
  4. #1e2857
  5. #1a224a
  6. #161d3e
  7. #111732
  8. #0d1125
  9. #090b19
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b397c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b397c
  2. #404d89
  3. #556196
  4. #6b74a3
  5. #8088b0
  6. #959cbe
  7. #aab0cb
  8. #bfc4d8
  9. #d5d7e5
  10. #eaebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b397c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b397c
  2. #34407c
  3. #3c477d
  4. #454e7d
  5. #4d557e
  6. #565d7e
  7. #5e647e
  8. #676b7f
  9. #6f727f
  10. #787980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #11427e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004954 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e3f7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173a7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e4367 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b397c {
  color: #2b397c;
}
Background
.bg-2b397c {
  background-color: #2b397c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b397c {
  border: 2px solid #2b397c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b397c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 57 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 49% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b397c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b397c, #462b7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b397c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 57 124 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.68 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.39 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.94 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.98 #d4c683 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Smalt
#2b397c  rgb(43, 57, 124)  hsl(230, 49%, 33%)  Smalt
#7c6e2b  rgb(124, 110, 43)  hsl(50, 49%, 33%)  Olive
#7c2b39  rgb(124, 43, 57)  hsl(350, 49%, 33%)  Wine
#397c2b  rgb(57, 124, 43)  hsl(110, 49%, 33%)  Sap Green