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#2C1957

#2c1957 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c1957 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 9.8% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.43% cyan, 71.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 258.39°, with 55.36% saturation and 21.96% 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 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0192

Complementary

  1. #2c1957
  2. #445719

Split complementary

  1. #2c1957
  2. #574b19
  3. #255719

Analogous

  1. #192557
  2. #2c1957
  3. #4b1957

Triadic

  1. #2c1957
  2. #572c19
  3. #19572c

Tetradic

  1. #2c1957
  2. #571944
  3. #445719
  4. #19572c

Square

  1. #2c1957
  2. #571925
  3. #445719
  4. #19574b

Monochromatic

  1. #080510
  2. #0e081c
  3. #2c1957
  4. #4a2a92
  5. #6a41c8

Shades

#2c1957 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c1957
  2. #28174e
  3. #231446
  4. #1f123d
  5. #1a0f34
  6. #160d2c
  7. #120a23
  8. #0d081a
  9. #090511
  10. #040309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c1957 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c1957
  2. #413068
  3. #564779
  4. #6b5e89
  5. #80759a
  6. #968cab
  7. #aba3bc
  8. #c0bacd
  9. #d5d1dd
  10. #eae8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c1957 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c1957
  2. #34235b
  3. #3d2e5f
  4. #453863
  5. #4e4267
  6. #564d6c
  7. #5e5770
  8. #676174
  9. #6f6b78
  10. #78767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28213f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002759 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f2835 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #142258 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #152056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #252345 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c1957 {
  color: #2c1957;
}
Background
.bg-2c1957 {
  background-color: #2c1957;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c1957 {
  border: 2px solid #2c1957;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c1957;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 25 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 55% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c1957 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c1957, #4b1957);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c1957 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 25 87 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.74 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.10 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.16 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.99 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.02 #d3e6a8 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2c1957  rgb(44, 25, 87)  hsl(258, 55%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#445719  rgb(68, 87, 25)  hsl(78, 55%, 22%)  Army Green
#572c19  rgb(87, 44, 25)  hsl(18, 55%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#19572c  rgb(25, 87, 44)  hsl(138, 55%, 22%)  Hunter Green