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#2D178B

#2d178b ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d178b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 9.02% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.63% cyan, 83.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 251.38°, with 71.6% saturation and 31.76% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #2d178b
  2. #758b17

Split complementary

  1. #2d178b
  2. #8b6717
  3. #3b8b17

Analogous

  1. #173b8b
  2. #2d178b
  3. #67178b

Triadic

  1. #2d178b
  2. #8b2d17
  3. #178b2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d178b
  2. #8b1775
  3. #758b17
  4. #178b2d

Square

  1. #2d178b
  2. #8b173b
  3. #758b17
  4. #178b67

Monochromatic

  1. #060312
  2. #180c49
  3. #2d178b
  4. #4222cd
  5. #7258e3

Shades

#2d178b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d178b
  2. #29157d
  3. #24126f
  4. #201061
  5. #1b0e53
  6. #170c46
  7. #120938
  8. #0e072a
  9. #09051c
  10. #05020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d178b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d178b
  2. #422e97
  3. #5745a2
  4. #6c5dae
  5. #8174b9
  6. #968bc5
  7. #aba2d1
  8. #c0b9dc
  9. #d5d1e8
  10. #eae8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d178b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d178b
  2. #35228a
  3. #3e2c89
  4. #463788
  5. #4e4187
  6. #574c86
  7. #5f5684
  8. #676183
  9. #6f6b82
  10. #787681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00358e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00258a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #07306d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d178b {
  color: #2d178b;
}
Background
.bg-2d178b {
  background-color: #2d178b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d178b {
  border: 2px solid #2d178b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d178b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 23 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d178b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d178b, #67178b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d178b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 23 139 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.39 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.45 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.63 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.98 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.02 #d2e874 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#2d178b  rgb(45, 23, 139)  hsl(251, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#758b17  rgb(117, 139, 23)  hsl(71, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#8b2d17  rgb(139, 45, 23)  hsl(11, 72%, 32%)  Kobe
#178b2d  rgb(23, 139, 45)  hsl(131, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green