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#2F256E

#2f256e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f256e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 14.51% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.27% cyan, 66.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 248.22°, with 49.66% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0305

Complementary

  1. #2f256e
  2. #646e25

Split complementary

  1. #2f256e
  2. #6e5325
  3. #3f6e25

Analogous

  1. #253f6e
  2. #2f256e
  3. #53256e

Triadic

  1. #2f256e
  2. #6e2f25
  3. #256e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f256e
  2. #6e2564
  3. #646e25
  4. #256e2f

Square

  1. #2f256e
  2. #6e253f
  3. #646e25
  4. #256e53

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #171235
  3. #2f256e
  4. #4738a7
  5. #7062ca

Shades

#2f256e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f256e
  2. #2a2163
  3. #261e58
  4. #211a4d
  5. #1c1642
  6. #181337
  7. #130f2c
  8. #0e0b21
  9. #090716
  10. #05040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f256e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f256e
  2. #443b7d
  3. #59518b
  4. #6d669a
  5. #827ca8
  6. #9792b7
  7. #aca8c5
  8. #c1bed4
  9. #d5d3e2
  10. #eae9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f256e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f256e
  2. #372e70
  3. #3f3772
  4. #474073
  5. #4f4975
  6. #585377
  7. #605c79
  8. #68657b
  9. #706e7c
  10. #78777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302d50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003370 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #133745 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #132e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #122b6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213158 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f256e {
  color: #2f256e;
}
Background
.bg-2f256e {
  background-color: #2f256e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f256e {
  border: 2px solid #2f256e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f256e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 37 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 50% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f256e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f256e, #53256e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f256e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 37 110 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.23 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.96 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.06 #d0da91 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2f256e  rgb(47, 37, 110)  hsl(248, 50%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#646e25  rgb(100, 110, 37)  hsl(68, 50%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e2f25  rgb(110, 47, 37)  hsl(8, 50%, 29%)  Caput Mortuum
#256e2f  rgb(37, 110, 47)  hsl(128, 50%, 29%)  Cadmium Green