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#2A287C

#2a287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.13% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 241.43°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0347

Complementary

  1. #2a287c
  2. #7a7c28

Split complementary

  1. #2a287c
  2. #7c5428
  3. #507c28

Analogous

  1. #28507c
  2. #2a287c
  3. #54287c

Triadic

  1. #2a287c
  2. #7c2a28
  3. #287c2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a287c
  2. #7c287a
  3. #7a7c28
  4. #287c2a

Square

  1. #2a287c
  2. #7c2850
  3. #7a7c28
  4. #287c54

Monochromatic

  1. #05050f
  2. #161542
  3. #2a287c
  4. #3e3bb6
  5. #6f6dd0

Shades

#2a287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a287c
  2. #262470
  3. #222063
  4. #1d1c57
  5. #19184a
  6. #15143e
  7. #111032
  8. #0d0c25
  9. #080819
  10. #04040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a287c
  2. #3f3e89
  3. #555396
  4. #6a69a3
  5. #7f7eb0
  6. #9594be
  7. #aaa9cb
  8. #bfbfd8
  9. #d4d4e5
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a287c
  2. #33317c
  3. #3b3a7d
  4. #44427d
  5. #4c4b7e
  6. #55547e
  7. #5e5d7e
  8. #66667f
  9. #6f6e7f
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30305a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00387f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00317a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00327e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d3664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a287c {
  color: #2a287c;
}
Background
.bg-2a287c {
  background-color: #2a287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a287c {
  border: 2px solid #2a287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a287c, #54287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.90 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.75 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #d5d783 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2a287c  rgb(42, 40, 124)  hsl(241, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#7a7c28  rgb(122, 124, 40)  hsl(61, 51%, 32%)  Olive
#7c2a28  rgb(124, 42, 40)  hsl(1, 51%, 32%)  Falu Red
#287c2a  rgb(40, 124, 42)  hsl(121, 51%, 32%)  Green