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#2E1751

#2e1751 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e1751 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 9.02% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.21% cyan, 71.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 263.79°, with 55.77% saturation and 20.39% 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 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.69.

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Relative luminance0.0179

Complementary

  1. #2e1751
  2. #3a5117

Split complementary

  1. #2e1751
  2. #514b17
  3. #1d5117

Analogous

  1. #171d51
  2. #2e1751
  3. #4b1751

Triadic

  1. #2e1751
  2. #512e17
  3. #17512e

Tetradic

  1. #2e1751
  2. #51173a
  3. #3a5117
  4. #17512e

Square

  1. #2e1751
  2. #51171d
  3. #3a5117
  4. #17514b

Monochromatic

  1. #090510
  2. #0c0615
  3. #2e1751
  4. #50288d
  5. #723ac7

Shades

#2e1751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e1751
  2. #291549
  3. #251241
  4. #201039
  5. #1c0e31
  6. #170c29
  7. #120920
  8. #0e0718
  9. #090510
  10. #050208
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e1751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e1751
  2. #432e62
  3. #584574
  4. #6d5d85
  5. #827497
  6. #978ba8
  7. #aba2b9
  8. #c0b9cb
  9. #d5d1dc
  10. #eae8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e1751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e1751
  2. #362256
  3. #3e2c5a
  4. #47375f
  5. #4f4164
  6. #574c69
  7. #5f566d
  8. #676172
  9. #706b77
  10. #78767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28203b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002453 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #252431 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #172052 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a1f50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #292040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e1751 {
  color: #2e1751;
}
Background
.bg-2e1751 {
  background-color: #2e1751;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e1751 {
  border: 2px solid #2e1751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e1751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 23 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 56% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e1751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e1751, #4b1751);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e1751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 23 81 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.17 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.23 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.51 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 12.17 #d1e8ae Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e1751  rgb(46, 23, 81)  hsl(264, 56%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#3a5117  rgb(58, 81, 23)  hsl(84, 56%, 20%)  Army Green
#512e17  rgb(81, 46, 23)  hsl(24, 56%, 20%)  Bistre
#17512e  rgb(23, 81, 46)  hsl(144, 56%, 20%)  British Racing Green