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#161970

#161970 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#161970 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 9.8% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.36% cyan, 77.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 238°, with 67.16% saturation and 26.27% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 0.32.

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Relative luminance0.0204

Complementary

  1. #161970
  2. #706d16

Split complementary

  1. #161970
  2. #704016
  3. #467016

Analogous

  1. #164670
  2. #161970
  3. #401670

Triadic

  1. #161970
  2. #701619
  3. #197016

Tetradic

  1. #161970
  2. #6d1670
  3. #706d16
  4. #197016

Square

  1. #161970
  2. #701646
  3. #706d16
  4. #167040

Monochromatic

  1. #030411
  2. #090b30
  3. #161970
  4. #2327b0
  5. #454ada

Shades

#161970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161970
  2. #141765
  3. #12145a
  4. #0f124e
  5. #0d0f43
  6. #0b0d38
  7. #090a2d
  8. #070822
  9. #040516
  10. #02030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#161970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161970
  2. #2d307e
  3. #45478d
  4. #5c5e9b
  5. #7375a9
  6. #8b8cb8
  7. #a2a3c6
  8. #b9bad4
  9. #d0d1e2
  10. #e8e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161970
  2. #212372
  3. #2b2e73
  4. #363875
  5. #404276
  6. #4b4d78
  7. #56577a
  8. #60617b
  9. #6b6b7d
  10. #75767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21224e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00236e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002572 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002a58 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161970 {
  color: #161970;
}
Background
.bg-161970 {
  background-color: #161970;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161970 {
  border: 2px solid #161970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 25 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 67% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161970, #401670);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 25 112 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 0.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.62 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.12 #e9e68f Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#161970  rgb(22, 25, 112)  hsl(238, 67%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#706d16  rgb(112, 109, 22)  hsl(58, 67%, 26%)  Olive
#701619  rgb(112, 22, 25)  hsl(358, 67%, 26%)  Rosewood
#197016  rgb(25, 112, 22)  hsl(118, 67%, 26%)  Pakistan Green