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#2E2E7A

#2e2e7a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e2e7a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 18.04% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.3% cyan, 62.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 45.24% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.0394

Complementary

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #7a7a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #7a542e
  3. #547a2e

Analogous

  1. #2e547a
  2. #2e2e7a
  3. #542e7a

Triadic

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #7a2e2e
  3. #2e7a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #7a2e7a
  3. #7a7a2e
  4. #2e7a2e

Square

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #7a2e54
  3. #7a7a2e
  4. #2e7a54

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #191942
  3. #2e2e7a
  4. #4343b2
  5. #7676cb

Shades

#2e2e7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #29296e
  3. #252562
  4. #202055
  5. #1c1c49
  6. #17173d
  7. #121231
  8. #0e0e25
  9. #090918
  10. #05050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2e7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #434387
  3. #585895
  4. #6d6da2
  5. #8282af
  6. #9797bd
  7. #ababca
  8. #c0c0d7
  9. #d5d5e4
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2e7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2e7a
  2. #36367b
  3. #3e3e7b
  4. #47477c
  5. #4f4f7c
  6. #57577d
  7. #5f5f7e
  8. #67677e
  9. #70707f
  10. #78787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34345a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003578 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00404f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #14367c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e3279 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #183a63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2e7a {
  color: #2e2e7a;
}
Background
.bg-2e2e7a {
  background-color: #2e2e7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2e7a {
  border: 2px solid #2e2e7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2e7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 46 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 45% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2e7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2e7a, #542e7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2e7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 46 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.71 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.67 #d1d185 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#2e2e7a  rgb(46, 46, 122)  hsl(240, 45%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a7a2e  rgb(122, 122, 46)  hsl(60, 45%, 33%)  Olive
#7a2e2e  rgb(122, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 45%, 33%)  Wine
#2e7a2e  rgb(46, 122, 46)  hsl(120, 45%, 33%)  Green