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#2D2C8A

#2d2c8a ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d2c8a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 17.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.39% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 240.64°, with 51.65% saturation and 35.69% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.0419

Complementary

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #898a2c

Split complementary

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #8a5c2c
  3. #5a8a2c

Analogous

  1. #2c5a8a
  2. #2d2c8a
  3. #5c2c8a

Triadic

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #8a2d2c
  3. #2c8a2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #8a2c89
  3. #898a2c
  4. #2c8a2d

Square

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #8a2c5a
  3. #898a2c
  4. #2c8a5c

Monochromatic

  1. #070716
  2. #1a1a50
  3. #2d2c8a
  4. #4240c2
  5. #7b7ad5

Shades

#2d2c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #29287c
  3. #24236e
  4. #201f61
  5. #1b1a53
  6. #171645
  7. #121237
  8. #0e0d29
  9. #09091c
  10. #05040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d2c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #424196
  3. #5756a1
  4. #6c6bad
  5. #8180b9
  6. #9696c5
  7. #ababd0
  8. #c0c0dc
  9. #d5d5e8
  10. #eaeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d2c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d2c8a
  2. #353489
  3. #3e3d88
  4. #464587
  5. #4e4e86
  6. #575685
  7. #5f5e84
  8. #676783
  9. #6f6f82
  10. #787881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353564 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004557 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00388c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003289 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #063c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d2c8a {
  color: #2d2c8a;
}
Background
.bg-2d2c8a {
  background-color: #2d2c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d2c8a {
  border: 2px solid #2d2c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d2c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 44 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d2c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d2c8a, #5c2c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d2c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 44 138 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.95 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.09 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.00 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.72 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.99 #d2d375 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2d2c8a  rgb(45, 44, 138)  hsl(241, 52%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#898a2c  rgb(137, 138, 44)  hsl(61, 52%, 36%)  Olive
#8a2d2c  rgb(138, 45, 44)  hsl(1, 52%, 36%)  Burnt Umber
#2c8a2d  rgb(44, 138, 45)  hsl(121, 52%, 36%)  Forest Green