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#2A445A

#2a445a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a445a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.33% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 207.5°, with 36.36% saturation and 25.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #2a445a
  2. #5a402a

Split complementary

  1. #2a445a
  2. #5a2a2c
  3. #5a582a

Analogous

  1. #2a5a58
  2. #2a445a
  3. #2a2c5a

Triadic

  1. #2a445a
  2. #5a2a44
  3. #445a2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a445a
  2. #402a5a
  3. #5a402a
  4. #445a2a

Square

  1. #2a445a
  2. #582a5a
  3. #5a402a
  4. #2c5a2a

Monochromatic

  1. #060b0e
  2. #121d26
  3. #2a445a
  4. #426b8e
  5. #6692b7

Shades

#2a445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a445a
  2. #263d51
  3. #223648
  4. #1d303f
  5. #192936
  6. #15222d
  7. #111b24
  8. #0d141b
  9. #080e12
  10. #040709
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a445a
  2. #3f576b
  3. #55697b
  4. #6a7c8c
  5. #7f8f9c
  6. #95a2ad
  7. #aab4bd
  8. #bfc7ce
  9. #d4dade
  10. #eaecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a445a
  2. #334a5e
  3. #3b5062
  4. #445665
  5. #4c5c69
  6. #55626d
  7. #5e6871
  8. #666e75
  9. #6f7478
  10. #777a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39434c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b445b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #343f5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #35445b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31415a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a445a {
  color: #2a445a;
}
Background
.bg-2a445a {
  background-color: #2a445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a445a {
  border: 2px solid #2a445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 36% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a445a, #2a2c5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 5.37 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.49 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.68 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.70 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.99 #d5bba5 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#2a445a  rgb(42, 68, 90)  hsl(208, 36%, 26%)  Charcoal
#5a402a  rgb(90, 64, 42)  hsl(28, 36%, 26%)  Coffee
#5a2a44  rgb(90, 42, 68)  hsl(328, 36%, 26%)  Eggplant
#445a2a  rgb(68, 90, 42)  hsl(88, 36%, 26%)  Army Green