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#2E154D

#2e154d ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e154d is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 8.24% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.26% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 266.79°, with 57.14% saturation and 19.22% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 8.55.

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Relative luminance0.0165

Complementary

  1. #2e154d
  2. #344d15

Split complementary

  1. #2e154d
  2. #4d4a15
  3. #184d15

Analogous

  1. #15184d
  2. #2e154d
  3. #4a154d

Triadic

  1. #2e154d
  2. #4d2e15
  3. #154d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e154d
  2. #4d1534
  3. #344d15
  4. #154d2e

Square

  1. #2e154d
  2. #4d1518
  3. #344d15
  4. #154d4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0410
  2. #0a0511
  3. #2e154d
  4. #522589
  5. #7636c5

Shades

#2e154d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e154d
  2. #291345
  3. #25113e
  4. #200f36
  5. #1c0d2e
  6. #170b27
  7. #12081f
  8. #0e0617
  9. #09040f
  10. #050208
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e154d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e154d
  2. #432c5f
  3. #584471
  4. #6d5b82
  5. #827394
  6. #978aa6
  7. #aba1b8
  8. #c0b9ca
  9. #d5d0db
  10. #eae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e154d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e154d
  2. #362052
  3. #3e2a57
  4. #47355c
  5. #4f4061
  6. #574b67
  7. #5f556c
  8. #676071
  9. #706b76
  10. #78757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #281e38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00224f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00224c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27222e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #181e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b1e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a1d3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e154d {
  color: #2e154d;
}
Background
.bg-2e154d {
  background-color: #2e154d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e154d {
  border: 2px solid #2e154d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e154d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 21 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 57% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e154d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e154d, #4a154d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e154d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 21 77 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.89 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.78 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.84 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.26 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 12.83 #d1eab2 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e154d  rgb(46, 21, 77)  hsl(267, 57%, 19%)  Midnight Blue
#344d15  rgb(52, 77, 21)  hsl(87, 57%, 19%)  Army Green
#4d2e15  rgb(77, 46, 21)  hsl(27, 57%, 19%)  Bistre
#154d2e  rgb(21, 77, 46)  hsl(147, 57%, 19%)  British Racing Green