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#2E2B68

#2e2b68 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e2b68 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 16.86% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.77% cyan, 58.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 242.95°, with 41.5% saturation and 28.82% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0331

Complementary

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #65682b

Split complementary

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #684c2b
  3. #46682b

Analogous

  1. #2b4668
  2. #2e2b68
  3. #4c2b68

Triadic

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #682e2b
  3. #2b682e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #682b65
  3. #65682b
  4. #2b682e

Square

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #682b46
  3. #65682b
  4. #2b684c

Monochromatic

  1. #06060e
  2. #161532
  3. #2e2b68
  4. #46419e
  5. #6f6ac2

Shades

#2e2b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #29275e
  3. #252253
  4. #201e49
  5. #1c1a3e
  6. #171634
  7. #12112a
  8. #0e0d1f
  9. #090915
  10. #05040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #434077
  3. #585586
  4. #6d6b95
  5. #8280a4
  6. #9795b4
  7. #abaac3
  8. #c0bfd2
  9. #d5d5e1
  10. #eaeaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2b68
  2. #36346a
  3. #3e3c6d
  4. #47456f
  5. #4f4d72
  6. #575674
  7. #5f5e76
  8. #676779
  9. #706f7b
  10. #78787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31304e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #04356a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003167 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #153945 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c3169 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a2f67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213455 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2b68 {
  color: #2e2b68;
}
Background
.bg-2e2b68 {
  background-color: #2e2b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2b68 {
  border: 2px solid #2e2b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 43 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 42% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2b68, #4c2b68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 43 104 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.37 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.38 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.03 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.28 #d1d497 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e2b68  rgb(46, 43, 104)  hsl(243, 42%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#65682b  rgb(101, 104, 43)  hsl(63, 42%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#682e2b  rgb(104, 46, 43)  hsl(3, 42%, 29%)  Caput Mortuum
#2b682e  rgb(43, 104, 46)  hsl(123, 42%, 29%)  Cadmium Green