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#2A135E

#2a135e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a135e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 7.45% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.32% cyan, 79.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 258.4°, with 66.37% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.0177

Complementary

  1. #2a135e
  2. #475e13

Split complementary

  1. #2a135e
  2. #5e5013
  3. #225e13

Analogous

  1. #13225e
  2. #2a135e
  3. #50135e

Triadic

  1. #2a135e
  2. #5e2a13
  3. #135e2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a135e
  2. #5e1347
  3. #475e13
  4. #135e2a

Square

  1. #2a135e
  2. #5e1322
  3. #475e13
  4. #135e50

Monochromatic

  1. #080311
  2. #0e061e
  3. #2a135e
  4. #46209e
  5. #6634d6

Shades

#2a135e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a135e
  2. #261155
  3. #220f4b
  4. #1d0d42
  5. #190b38
  6. #150a2f
  7. #110826
  8. #0d061c
  9. #080413
  10. #040209
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a135e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a135e
  2. #3f2b6e
  3. #55427e
  4. #6a5a8e
  5. #7f719e
  6. #9589af
  7. #aaa1bf
  8. #bfb8cf
  9. #d4d0df
  10. #eae7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a135e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a135e
  2. #331e61
  3. #3b2965
  4. #443468
  5. #4c3f6c
  6. #554a6f
  7. #5e5472
  8. #665f76
  9. #6f6a79
  10. #77757d
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #271e43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002560 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00225d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #172837 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #061f5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #081d5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20214a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a135e {
  color: #2a135e;
}
Background
.bg-2a135e {
  background-color: #2a135e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a135e {
  border: 2px solid #2a135e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a135e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 19 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 66% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a135e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a135e, #50135e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a135e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 19 94 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.70 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.01 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.11 #d5eca1 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2a135e  rgb(42, 19, 94)  hsl(258, 66%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#475e13  rgb(71, 94, 19)  hsl(78, 66%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green
#5e2a13  rgb(94, 42, 19)  hsl(18, 66%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#135e2a  rgb(19, 94, 42)  hsl(138, 66%, 22%)  Cadmium Green