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#2C1940

#2c1940 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c1940 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 9.8% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.25% cyan, 60.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 269.23°, with 43.82% saturation and 17.45% 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 15.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 12.07.

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Relative luminance0.016

Complementary

  1. #2c1940
  2. #2d4019

Split complementary

  1. #2c1940
  2. #403f19
  3. #194019

Analogous

  1. #191940
  2. #2c1940
  3. #3f1940

Triadic

  1. #2c1940
  2. #402c19
  3. #19402c

Tetradic

  1. #2c1940
  2. #40192d
  3. #2d4019
  4. #19402c

Square

  1. #2c1940
  2. #401919
  3. #2d4019
  4. #19403f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a060f
  2. #0a060f
  3. #2c1940
  4. #522e77
  5. #7844ae

Shades

#2c1940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c1940
  2. #28173a
  3. #231433
  4. #1f122d
  5. #1a0f26
  6. #160d20
  7. #120a1a
  8. #0d0813
  9. #09050d
  10. #040306
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c1940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c1940
  2. #413053
  3. #564766
  4. #6b5e79
  5. #80758c
  6. #968ca0
  7. #aba3b3
  8. #c0bac6
  9. #d5d1d9
  10. #eae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c1940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c1940
  2. #342346
  3. #3d2e4d
  4. #453853
  5. #4e425a
  6. #564d60
  7. #5e5766
  8. #67616d
  9. #6f6b73
  10. #78767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #261f30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c2241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #12223f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #292029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d1e41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1f1f3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a1e34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c1940 {
  color: #2c1940;
}
Background
.bg-2c1940 {
  background-color: #2c1940;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c1940 {
  border: 2px solid #2c1940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c1940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 25 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 44% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c1940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c1940, #3f1940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c1940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 25 64 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.07 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.90 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.57 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.22 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.71 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 15.77 #d3e6bf Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2c1940  rgb(44, 25, 64)  hsl(269, 44%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#2d4019  rgb(45, 64, 25)  hsl(89, 44%, 17%)  Army Green
#402c19  rgb(64, 44, 25)  hsl(29, 44%, 17%)  Bistre
#19402c  rgb(25, 64, 44)  hsl(149, 44%, 17%)  Phthalo Green