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#2C296D

#2c296d ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2c296d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 16.08% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.63% cyan, 62.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 242.65°, with 45.33% saturation and 29.41% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0323

Complementary

  1. #2c296d
  2. #6a6d29

Split complementary

  1. #2c296d
  2. #6d4e29
  3. #486d29

Analogous

  1. #29486d
  2. #2c296d
  3. #4e296d

Triadic

  1. #2c296d
  2. #6d2c29
  3. #296d2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c296d
  2. #6d296a
  3. #6a6d29
  4. #296d2c

Square

  1. #2c296d
  2. #6d2948
  3. #6a6d29
  4. #296d4e

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #161435
  3. #2c296d
  4. #423ea5
  5. #6d69c6

Shades

#2c296d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c296d
  2. #282562
  3. #232157
  4. #1f1d4c
  5. #1a1941
  6. #161537
  7. #12102c
  8. #0d0c21
  9. #090816
  10. #04040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c296d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c296d
  2. #413e7c
  3. #56548a
  4. #6b6999
  5. #807fa7
  6. #9694b6
  7. #aba9c5
  8. #c0bfd3
  9. #d5d4e2
  10. #eaeaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c296d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c296d
  2. #34326f
  3. #3d3a71
  4. #454373
  5. #4e4c75
  6. #565577
  7. #5e5d78
  8. #67667a
  9. #6f6f7c
  10. #78777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302f50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00356f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00306c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #093946 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #15316e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #122d6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c3358 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c296d {
  color: #2c296d;
}
Background
.bg-2c296d {
  background-color: #2c296d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c296d {
  border: 2px solid #2c296d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c296d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 41 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 45% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c296d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c296d, #4e296d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c296d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 41 109 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.20 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.33 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.90 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.32 #d3d692 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2c296d  rgb(44, 41, 109)  hsl(243, 45%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#6a6d29  rgb(106, 109, 41)  hsl(63, 45%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#6d2c29  rgb(109, 44, 41)  hsl(3, 45%, 29%)  Caput Mortuum
#296d2c  rgb(41, 109, 44)  hsl(123, 45%, 29%)  Cadmium Green