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#2E178D

#2e178d ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e178d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 9.02% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.38% cyan, 83.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 251.69°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.0312

Complementary

  1. #2e178d
  2. #768d17

Split complementary

  1. #2e178d
  2. #8d6917
  3. #3b8d17

Analogous

  1. #173b8d
  2. #2e178d
  3. #69178d

Triadic

  1. #2e178d
  2. #8d2e17
  3. #178d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e178d
  2. #8d1776
  3. #768d17
  4. #178d2e

Square

  1. #2e178d
  2. #8d173b
  3. #768d17
  4. #178d69

Monochromatic

  1. #060312
  2. #190c4b
  3. #2e178d
  4. #4322cf
  5. #7459e4

Shades

#2e178d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e178d
  2. #29157f
  3. #251271
  4. #201063
  5. #1c0e55
  6. #170c47
  7. #120938
  8. #0e072a
  9. #09051c
  10. #05020e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e178d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e178d
  2. #432e98
  3. #5845a4
  4. #6d5daf
  5. #8274bb
  6. #978bc6
  7. #aba2d1
  8. #c0b9dd
  9. #d5d1e8
  10. #eae8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e178d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e178d
  2. #36228c
  3. #3e2c8a
  4. #473789
  5. #4f4188
  6. #574c87
  7. #5f5685
  8. #676184
  9. #706b83
  10. #787681
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003690 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00268c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08316f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e178d {
  color: #2e178d;
}
Background
.bg-2e178d {
  background-color: #2e178d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e178d {
  border: 2px solid #2e178d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e178d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 23 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e178d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e178d, #69178d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e178d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 23 141 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.26 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.63 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.18 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.29 #d1e872 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#2e178d  rgb(46, 23, 141)  hsl(252, 72%, 32%)  Persian Indigo
#768d17  rgb(118, 141, 23)  hsl(72, 72%, 32%)  Olive Drab
#8d2e17  rgb(141, 46, 23)  hsl(12, 72%, 32%)  Kobe
#178d2e  rgb(23, 141, 46)  hsl(132, 72%, 32%)  Forest Green