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#2E2E69

#2e2e69 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e2e69 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 18.04% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.19% cyan, 56.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 39.07% saturation and 29.61% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0355

Complementary

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #69692e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #694c2e
  3. #4c692e

Analogous

  1. #2e4c69
  2. #2e2e69
  3. #4c2e69

Triadic

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #692e2e
  3. #2e692e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #692e69
  3. #69692e
  4. #2e692e

Square

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #692e4c
  3. #69692e
  4. #2e694c

Monochromatic

  1. #06060e
  2. #171734
  3. #2e2e69
  4. #45459e
  5. #7070c0

Shades

#2e2e69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #29295f
  3. #252554
  4. #20204a
  5. #1c1c3f
  6. #171735
  7. #12122a
  8. #0e0e20
  9. #090915
  10. #05050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2e69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #434378
  3. #585887
  4. #6d6d96
  5. #8282a5
  6. #9797b4
  7. #ababc3
  8. #c0c0d2
  9. #d5d5e1
  10. #eaeaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2e69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2e69
  2. #36366b
  3. #3e3e6e
  4. #474770
  5. #4f4f72
  6. #575775
  7. #5f5f77
  8. #676779
  9. #70707b
  10. #78787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32324f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d376b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #043368 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #143b46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e346a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c3168 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2e69 {
  color: #2e2e69;
}
Background
.bg-2e2e69 {
  background-color: #2e2e69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2e69 {
  border: 2px solid #2e2e69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2e69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 46 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 39% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2e69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2e69, #4c2e69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2e69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 46 105 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.15 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.24 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.96 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.25 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.24 #d1d196 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2e2e69  rgb(46, 46, 105)  hsl(240, 39%, 30%)  Midnight Blue
#69692e  rgb(105, 105, 46)  hsl(60, 39%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#692e2e  rgb(105, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 39%, 30%)  Wine
#2e692e  rgb(46, 105, 46)  hsl(120, 39%, 30%)  Cadmium Green