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#2D2277

#2d2277 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d2277 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 13.33% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.18% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 247.76°, with 55.56% saturation and 30% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #2d2277
  2. #6c7722

Split complementary

  1. #2d2277
  2. #775722
  3. #427722

Analogous

  1. #224277
  2. #2d2277
  3. #572277

Triadic

  1. #2d2277
  2. #772d22
  3. #22772d

Tetradic

  1. #2d2277
  2. #77226c
  3. #6c7722
  4. #22772d

Square

  1. #2d2277
  2. #772242
  3. #6c7722
  4. #227757

Monochromatic

  1. #060510
  2. #16113c
  3. #2d2277
  4. #4333b3
  5. #6f60d2

Shades

#2d2277 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d2277
  2. #291f6b
  3. #241b5f
  4. #201853
  5. #1b1447
  6. #17113c
  7. #120e30
  8. #0e0a24
  9. #090718
  10. #05030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d2277 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d2277
  2. #423885
  3. #574e92
  4. #6c64a0
  5. #817aad
  6. #9691bb
  7. #aba7c9
  8. #c0bdd6
  9. #d5d3e4
  10. #eae9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d2277 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d2277
  2. #352b78
  3. #3e3579
  4. #463e7a
  5. #4e487b
  6. #57517c
  7. #5f5a7c
  8. #67647d
  9. #6f6d7e
  10. #78777f
  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 #2f2b56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00347a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003849 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #012d79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002976 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19315f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d2277 {
  color: #2d2277;
}
Background
.bg-2d2277 {
  background-color: #2d2277;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d2277 {
  border: 2px solid #2d2277;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d2277;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 34 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 56% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d2277 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d2277, #572277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d2277 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 34 119 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.14 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.03 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.47 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.62 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.84 #d2dd88 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2d2277  rgb(45, 34, 119)  hsl(248, 56%, 30%)  Midnight Blue
#6c7722  rgb(108, 119, 34)  hsl(68, 56%, 30%)  Olive
#772d22  rgb(119, 45, 34)  hsl(8, 56%, 30%)  Burnt Umber
#22772d  rgb(34, 119, 45)  hsl(128, 56%, 30%)  Green