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#2E2175

#2e2175 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e2175 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 12.94% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.68% cyan, 71.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 249.29°, with 56% saturation and 29.41% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0295

Complementary

  1. #2e2175
  2. #687521

Split complementary

  1. #2e2175
  2. #755821
  3. #3e7521

Analogous

  1. #213e75
  2. #2e2175
  3. #582175

Triadic

  1. #2e2175
  2. #752e21
  3. #21752e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2175
  2. #752168
  3. #687521
  4. #21752e

Square

  1. #2e2175
  2. #75213e
  3. #687521
  4. #217558

Monochromatic

  1. #060410
  2. #171039
  3. #2e2175
  4. #4532b1
  5. #6f5ed1

Shades

#2e2175 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2175
  2. #291e69
  3. #251a5e
  4. #201752
  5. #1c1446
  6. #17113b
  7. #120d2f
  8. #0e0a23
  9. #090717
  10. #05030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2175 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2175
  2. #433783
  3. #584d91
  4. #6d649e
  5. #827aac
  6. #9790ba
  7. #aba6c8
  8. #c0bcd6
  9. #d5d3e3
  10. #eae9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2175 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2175
  2. #362b76
  3. #3e3477
  4. #473e78
  5. #4f4779
  6. #57517b
  7. #5f5a7c
  8. #67647d
  9. #706d7e
  10. #78777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2b54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #043748 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #042d77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #022974 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c305d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2175 {
  color: #2e2175;
}
Background
.bg-2e2175 {
  background-color: #2e2175;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2175 {
  border: 2px solid #2e2175;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2175;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 33 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 56% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2175 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2175, #582175);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2175 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 33 117 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.11 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.15 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.44 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.61 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.66 #d1de8a Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e2175  rgb(46, 33, 117)  hsl(249, 56%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#687521  rgb(104, 117, 33)  hsl(69, 56%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#752e21  rgb(117, 46, 33)  hsl(9, 56%, 29%)  Burnt Umber
#21752e  rgb(33, 117, 46)  hsl(129, 56%, 29%)  Cadmium Green