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#2E278E

#2e278e ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e278e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 15.29% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.61% cyan, 72.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 244.08°, with 56.91% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0398

Complementary

  1. #2e278e
  2. #878e27

Split complementary

  1. #2e278e
  2. #8e6227
  3. #538e27

Analogous

  1. #27538e
  2. #2e278e
  3. #62278e

Triadic

  1. #2e278e
  2. #8e2e27
  3. #278e2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e278e
  2. #8e2787
  3. #878e27
  4. #278e2e

Square

  1. #2e278e
  2. #8e2753
  3. #878e27
  4. #278e62

Monochromatic

  1. #070616
  2. #1b1752
  3. #2e278e
  4. #4339c9
  5. #7c75d9

Shades

#2e278e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e278e
  2. #292380
  3. #251f72
  4. #201b63
  5. #1c1755
  6. #171447
  7. #121039
  8. #0e0c2b
  9. #09081c
  10. #05040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e278e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e278e
  2. #433d99
  3. #5852a5
  4. #6d68b0
  5. #827dbb
  6. #9793c7
  7. #aba9d2
  8. #c0bedd
  9. #d5d4e8
  10. #eae9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e278e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e278e
  2. #36308d
  3. #3e398b
  4. #47428a
  5. #4f4b88
  6. #575487
  7. #5f5c86
  8. #676584
  9. #706e83
  10. #787781
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00348c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004357 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003590 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002f8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #053a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e278e {
  color: #2e278e;
}
Background
.bg-2e278e {
  background-color: #2e278e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e278e {
  border: 2px solid #2e278e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e278e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 39 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e278e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e278e, #62278e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e278e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 39 142 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.66 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.69 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.80 #d1d871 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2e278e  rgb(46, 39, 142)  hsl(244, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#878e27  rgb(135, 142, 39)  hsl(64, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#8e2e27  rgb(142, 46, 39)  hsl(4, 57%, 35%)  Burnt Umber
#278e2e  rgb(39, 142, 46)  hsl(124, 57%, 35%)  Forest Green