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#2C319B Depths of Night

#2C319B is a dark, vivid blue named Depths of Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 19.2% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(44, 49, 155)). Its HSL value is 237° hue, 56% saturation and 39% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #2C319B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.40:1.

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Variations of #2C319B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#2C319B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#2C319B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #2C319B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #003B99
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00459E
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00409D
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #003B99
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00399A
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #004D62
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #153E85
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #404040
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #3C3C61

#2C319B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.40:1 Very good#2C319B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#2C319B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#2C319B in CSS

/* Depths of Night */
.color { color: #2C319B; }
.background { background-color: #2C319B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #2C319B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(44 49 155);
color: hsl(237 56% 39%);
color: oklch(0.385 0.168 273.2);

#2C319B FAQ

What color is #2C319B?

#2C319B is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Depths of Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #2C319B?

#2C319B is rgb(44, 49, 155) in RGB, hsl(237, 56%, 39%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 68%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #2C319B?

The complementary color of #2C319B is #9B962C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #2C319B?

White text has the best contrast on #2C319B: 10.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #2C319B a warm or cool color?

#2C319B is a cool color.