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#2D2D79

#2d2d79 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d2d79 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 17.65% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.81% cyan, 62.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 45.78% saturation and 32.55% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0382

Complementary

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #79792d

Split complementary

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #79532d
  3. #53792d

Analogous

  1. #2d5379
  2. #2d2d79
  3. #532d79

Triadic

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #792d2d
  3. #2d792d

Tetradic

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #792d79
  3. #79792d
  4. #2d792d

Square

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #792d53
  3. #79792d
  4. #2d7953

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #181841
  3. #2d2d79
  4. #4242b1
  5. #7474cb

Shades

#2d2d79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #29296d
  3. #242461
  4. #202055
  5. #1b1b49
  6. #17173d
  7. #121230
  8. #0e0e24
  9. #090918
  10. #05050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d2d79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #424286
  3. #575794
  4. #6c6ca1
  5. #8181af
  6. #9696bc
  7. #ababc9
  8. #c0c0d7
  9. #d5d5e4
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d2d79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d2d79
  2. #35357a
  3. #3e3e7a
  4. #46467b
  5. #4e4e7c
  6. #57577d
  7. #5f5f7d
  8. #67677e
  9. #6f6f7f
  10. #78787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003477 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00404e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #12357b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c3178 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #173962 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d2d79 {
  color: #2d2d79;
}
Background
.bg-2d2d79 {
  background-color: #2d2d79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d2d79 {
  border: 2px solid #2d2d79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d2d79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 45 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 46% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d2d79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d2d79, #532d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d2d79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 45 121 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.62 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.37 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.47 #d2d286 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2d2d79  rgb(45, 45, 121)  hsl(240, 46%, 33%)  Midnight Blue
#79792d  rgb(121, 121, 45)  hsl(60, 46%, 33%)  Olive
#792d2d  rgb(121, 45, 45)  hsl(0, 46%, 33%)  Wine
#2d792d  rgb(45, 121, 45)  hsl(120, 46%, 33%)  Green