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#2E1B4E

#2e1b4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e1b4e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 10.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.03% cyan, 65.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 262.35°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% 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 15.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 8.7.

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Relative luminance0.0191

Complementary

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #3b4e1b

Split complementary

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #4e481b
  3. #224e1b

Analogous

  1. #1b224e
  2. #2e1b4e
  3. #481b4e

Triadic

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #4e2e1b
  3. #1b4e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #4e1b3b
  3. #3b4e1b
  4. #1b4e2e

Square

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #4e1b22
  3. #3b4e1b
  4. #1b4e48

Monochromatic

  1. #09050f
  2. #0c0715
  3. #2e1b4e
  4. #502f87
  5. #7144be

Shades

#2e1b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #291846
  3. #25163e
  4. #201337
  5. #1c102f
  6. #170e27
  7. #120b1f
  8. #0e0817
  9. #090510
  10. #050308
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e1b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #433260
  3. #584971
  4. #6d5f83
  5. #827695
  6. #978da7
  7. #aba4b8
  8. #c0bbca
  9. #d5d1dc
  10. #eae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e1b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e1b4e
  2. #362553
  3. #3e2f58
  4. #47395d
  5. #4f4362
  6. #574e67
  7. #5f586c
  8. #676271
  9. #706c76
  10. #78767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29223a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002650 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #07254d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #272631 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b224f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d214d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a223f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e1b4e {
  color: #2e1b4e;
}
Background
.bg-2e1b4e {
  background-color: #2e1b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e1b4e {
  border: 2px solid #2e1b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e1b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 27 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e1b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e1b4e, #481b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e1b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 27 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.52 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.65 #000080 Navy ΔE 12.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.72 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.01 #d1e4b1 Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e1b4e  rgb(46, 27, 78)  hsl(262, 49%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#3b4e1b  rgb(59, 78, 27)  hsl(82, 49%, 21%)  Army Green
#4e2e1b  rgb(78, 46, 27)  hsl(22, 49%, 21%)  Bistre
#1b4e2e  rgb(27, 78, 46)  hsl(142, 49%, 21%)  British Racing Green