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#1C1951

#1c1951 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1951 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.43% cyan, 69.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.21°, with 52.83% saturation and 20.78% 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 16.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0154

Complementary

  1. #1c1951
  2. #4e5119

Split complementary

  1. #1c1951
  2. #513819
  3. #325119

Analogous

  1. #193251
  2. #1c1951
  3. #381951

Triadic

  1. #1c1951
  2. #511c19
  3. #19511c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1951
  2. #51194e
  3. #4e5119
  4. #19511c

Square

  1. #1c1951
  2. #511932
  3. #4e5119
  4. #195138

Monochromatic

  1. #050510
  2. #080717
  3. #1c1951
  4. #302b8b
  5. #463fc4

Shades

#1c1951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1951
  2. #191749
  3. #161441
  4. #141239
  5. #110f31
  6. #0e0d29
  7. #0b0a20
  8. #080818
  9. #060510
  10. #030308
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1951
  2. #333062
  3. #494774
  4. #605e85
  5. #777597
  6. #8e8ca8
  7. #a4a3b9
  8. #bbbacb
  9. #d2d1dc
  10. #e8e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1951
  2. #262356
  3. #302e5a
  4. #3a385f
  5. #444264
  6. #4e4d69
  7. #58576d
  8. #626172
  9. #6c6b77
  10. #76767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1e3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002353 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001f50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002732 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #062052 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #031d50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d2240 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1951 {
  color: #1c1951;
}
Background
.bg-1c1951 {
  background-color: #1c1951;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1951 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 53% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1951, #381951);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 81 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.09 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.40 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 11.57 #e3e6ae Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#1c1951  rgb(28, 25, 81)  hsl(243, 53%, 21%)  Midnight Blue
#4e5119  rgb(78, 81, 25)  hsl(63, 53%, 21%)  Army Green
#511c19  rgb(81, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 53%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#19511c  rgb(25, 81, 28)  hsl(123, 53%, 21%)  Lincoln Green