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#2E2E85

#2e2e85 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e2e85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.41% cyan, 65.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 48.6% saturation and 35.1% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0423

Complementary

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #85852e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #855a2e
  3. #5a852e

Analogous

  1. #2e5a85
  2. #2e2e85
  3. #5a2e85

Triadic

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #852e2e
  3. #2e852e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #852e85
  3. #85852e
  4. #2e852e

Square

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #852e5a
  3. #85852e
  4. #2e855a

Monochromatic

  1. #070713
  2. #1a1a4c
  3. #2e2e85
  4. #4242be
  5. #7b7bd1

Shades

#2e2e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #292978
  3. #25256a
  4. #20205d
  5. #1c1c50
  6. #171743
  7. #121235
  8. #0e0e28
  9. #09091b
  10. #05050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #434391
  3. #58589d
  4. #6d6daa
  5. #8282b6
  6. #9797c2
  7. #ababce
  8. #c0c0da
  9. #d5d5e7
  10. #eaeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2e85
  2. #363685
  3. #3e3e84
  4. #474784
  5. #4f4f83
  6. #575783
  7. #5f5f82
  8. #676782
  9. #707081
  10. #787881
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363661 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003683 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004455 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #063887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003384 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #103c6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2e85 {
  color: #2e2e85;
}
Background
.bg-2e2e85 {
  background-color: #2e2e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2e85 {
  border: 2px solid #2e2e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 46 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 49% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2e85, #5a2e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 46 133 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.94 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.58 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.21 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.81 #d1d17a Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#2e2e85  rgb(46, 46, 133)  hsl(240, 49%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#85852e  rgb(133, 133, 46)  hsl(60, 49%, 35%)  Olive
#852e2e  rgb(133, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 49%, 35%)  Falu Red
#2e852e  rgb(46, 133, 46)  hsl(120, 49%, 35%)  Forest Green