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#1C1956

#1c1956 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1956 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.44% cyan, 70.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.95°, with 54.95% saturation and 21.76% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0161

Complementary

  1. #1c1956
  2. #535619

Split complementary

  1. #1c1956
  2. #563a19
  3. #345619

Analogous

  1. #193456
  2. #1c1956
  3. #3a1956

Triadic

  1. #1c1956
  2. #561c19
  3. #19561c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1956
  2. #561953
  3. #535619
  4. #19561c

Square

  1. #1c1956
  2. #561934
  3. #535619
  4. #19563a

Monochromatic

  1. #050510
  2. #09081b
  3. #1c1956
  4. #2f2a91
  5. #4740c8

Shades

#1c1956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1956
  2. #19174d
  3. #161445
  4. #14123c
  5. #110f34
  6. #0e0d2b
  7. #0b0a22
  8. #08081a
  9. #060511
  10. #030309
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1956
  2. #333067
  3. #494778
  4. #605e89
  5. #77759a
  6. #8e8cab
  7. #a4a3bb
  8. #bbbacc
  9. #d2d1dd
  10. #e8e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1956
  2. #26235a
  3. #302e5e
  4. #3a3863
  5. #444267
  6. #4e4d6b
  7. #58576f
  8. #626173
  9. #6c6b78
  10. #76767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #201f3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002558 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002055 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002935 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #012057 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001d55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a2344 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1956 {
  color: #1c1956;
}
Background
.bg-1c1956 {
  background-color: #1c1956;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1956 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 55% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1956, #3a1956);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 86 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.81 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.09 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.40 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.40 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.55 #e3e6a9 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#1c1956  rgb(28, 25, 86)  hsl(243, 55%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#535619  rgb(83, 86, 25)  hsl(63, 55%, 22%)  Army Green
#561c19  rgb(86, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 55%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#19561c  rgb(25, 86, 28)  hsl(123, 55%, 22%)  Lincoln Green