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#2E246D

#2e246d ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e246d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 14.12% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.8% cyan, 66.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 248.22°, with 50.34% saturation and 28.43% 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 13.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0295

Complementary

  1. #2e246d
  2. #636d24

Split complementary

  1. #2e246d
  2. #6d5224
  3. #3e6d24

Analogous

  1. #243e6d
  2. #2e246d
  3. #52246d

Triadic

  1. #2e246d
  2. #6d2e24
  3. #246d2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e246d
  2. #6d2463
  3. #636d24
  4. #246d2e

Square

  1. #2e246d
  2. #6d243e
  3. #636d24
  4. #246d52

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #161133
  3. #2e246d
  4. #4637a6
  5. #6e60ca

Shades

#2e246d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e246d
  2. #292062
  3. #251d57
  4. #20194c
  5. #1c1641
  6. #171237
  7. #120e2c
  8. #0e0b21
  9. #090716
  10. #05040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e246d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e246d
  2. #433a7c
  3. #58508a
  4. #6d6699
  5. #827ca7
  6. #9792b6
  7. #aba7c5
  8. #c0bdd3
  9. #d5d3e2
  10. #eae9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e246d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e246d
  2. #362d6f
  3. #3e3671
  4. #474073
  5. #4f4975
  6. #575277
  7. #5f5b78
  8. #67647a
  9. #706e7c
  10. #78777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00326f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #113645 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #112d6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #102a6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203058 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e246d {
  color: #2e246d;
}
Background
.bg-2e246d {
  background-color: #2e246d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e246d {
  border: 2px solid #2e246d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e246d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 36 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 50% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e246d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e246d, #52246d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e246d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 36 109 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.48 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.00 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.02 #d1db92 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e246d  rgb(46, 36, 109)  hsl(248, 50%, 28%)  Midnight Blue
#636d24  rgb(99, 109, 36)  hsl(68, 50%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green
#6d2e24  rgb(109, 46, 36)  hsl(8, 50%, 28%)  Caput Mortuum
#246d2e  rgb(36, 109, 46)  hsl(128, 50%, 28%)  Cadmium Green