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#2D287C

#2d287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2d287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.71% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 243.57°, 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.0353

Complementary

  1. #2d287c
  2. #777c28

Split complementary

  1. #2d287c
  2. #7c5728
  3. #4d7c28

Analogous

  1. #284d7c
  2. #2d287c
  3. #57287c

Triadic

  1. #2d287c
  2. #7c2d28
  3. #287c2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d287c
  2. #7c2877
  3. #777c28
  4. #287c2d

Square

  1. #2d287c
  2. #7c284d
  3. #777c28
  4. #287c57

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #181542
  3. #2d287c
  4. #423bb6
  5. #736dd0

Shades

#2d287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d287c
  2. #292470
  3. #242063
  4. #201c57
  5. #1b184a
  6. #17143e
  7. #121032
  8. #0e0c25
  9. #090819
  10. #05040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d287c
  2. #423e89
  3. #575396
  4. #6c69a3
  5. #817eb0
  6. #9694be
  7. #aba9cb
  8. #c0bfd8
  9. #d5d4e5
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d287c
  2. #35317c
  3. #3e3a7d
  4. #46427d
  5. #4e4b7e
  6. #57547e
  7. #5f5d7e
  8. #67667f
  9. #6f6e7f
  10. #787780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32305a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00387f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00317a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #05327e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002e7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #153664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d287c {
  color: #2d287c;
}
Background
.bg-2d287c {
  background-color: #2d287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d287c {
  border: 2px solid #2d287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d287c, #57287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.59 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.34 #d2d783 Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#2d287c  rgb(45, 40, 124)  hsl(244, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#777c28  rgb(119, 124, 40)  hsl(64, 51%, 32%)  Olive
#7c2d28  rgb(124, 45, 40)  hsl(4, 51%, 32%)  Falu Red
#287c2d  rgb(40, 124, 45)  hsl(124, 51%, 32%)  Green