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#2D2D98

#2d2d98 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d2d98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.39% cyan, 70.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 54.31% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.047

Complementary

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #98982d

Split complementary

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #98632d
  3. #63982d

Analogous

  1. #2d6398
  2. #2d2d98
  3. #632d98

Triadic

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #982d2d
  3. #2d982d

Tetradic

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #982d98
  3. #98982d
  4. #2d982d

Square

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #982d63
  3. #98982d
  4. #2d9863

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a22
  2. #1c1c5d
  3. #2d2d98
  4. #4949c9
  5. #8484da

Shades

#2d2d98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #292989
  3. #24247a
  4. #20206a
  5. #1b1b5b
  6. #17174c
  7. #12123d
  8. #0e0e2e
  9. #09091e
  10. #05050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d2d98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #4242a2
  3. #5757ad
  4. #6c6cb7
  5. #8181c1
  6. #9696cc
  7. #ababd6
  8. #c0c0e0
  9. #d5d5ea
  10. #eaeaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d2d98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d2d98
  2. #353596
  3. #3e3e93
  4. #464691
  5. #4e4e8e
  6. #57578c
  7. #5f5f8a
  8. #676787
  9. #6f6f85
  10. #787882
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37376d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00429b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003b9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00407a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d2d98 {
  color: #2d2d98;
}
Background
.bg-2d2d98 {
  background-color: #2d2d98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d2d98 {
  border: 2px solid #2d2d98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d2d98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 45 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 54% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d2d98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d2d98, #632d98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d2d98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 45 152 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.43 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.28 #d2d267 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2d2d98  rgb(45, 45, 152)  hsl(240, 54%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#98982d  rgb(152, 152, 45)  hsl(60, 54%, 39%)  Brass
#982d2d  rgb(152, 45, 45)  hsl(0, 54%, 39%)  Brown
#2d982d  rgb(45, 152, 45)  hsl(120, 54%, 39%)  Islamic Green