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#2C205B

#2c205b ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c205b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 12.55% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.65% cyan, 64.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 252.2°, with 47.97% saturation and 24.12% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0232

Complementary

  1. #2c205b
  2. #4f5b20

Split complementary

  1. #2c205b
  2. #5b4a20
  3. #325b20

Analogous

  1. #20325b
  2. #2c205b
  3. #4a205b

Triadic

  1. #2c205b
  2. #5b2c20
  3. #205b2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c205b
  2. #5b204f
  3. #4f5b20
  4. #205b2c

Square

  1. #2c205b
  2. #5b2032
  3. #4f5b20
  4. #205b4a

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #110c22
  3. #2c205b
  4. #473494
  5. #6952c2

Shades

#2c205b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c205b
  2. #281d52
  3. #231a49
  4. #1f1640
  5. #1a1337
  6. #16102e
  7. #120d24
  8. #0d0a1b
  9. #090612
  10. #040309
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c205b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c205b
  2. #41366b
  3. #564d7c
  4. #6b638c
  5. #80799d
  6. #9690ad
  7. #aba6bd
  8. #c0bcce
  9. #d5d2de
  10. #eae9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c205b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c205b
  2. #342a5f
  3. #3d3362
  4. #453d66
  5. #4e466a
  6. #56506e
  7. #5e5a71
  8. #676375
  9. #6f6d79
  10. #78767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2643 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00295a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c2e3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #17275c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #17255a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #232949 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c205b {
  color: #2c205b;
}
Background
.bg-2c205b {
  background-color: #2c205b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c205b {
  border: 2px solid #2c205b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c205b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 32 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 48% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c205b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c205b, #4a205b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c205b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 32 91 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.56 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.65 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.53 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.70 #d3dfa4 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2c205b  rgb(44, 32, 91)  hsl(252, 48%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#4f5b20  rgb(79, 91, 32)  hsl(72, 48%, 24%)  Army Green
#5b2c20  rgb(91, 44, 32)  hsl(12, 48%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#205b2c  rgb(32, 91, 44)  hsl(132, 48%, 24%)  Hunter Green