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#1C1961

#1c1961 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1c1961 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.13% cyan, 74.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 242.5°, with 59.02% saturation and 23.92% 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 15.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0181

Complementary

  1. #1c1961
  2. #5e6119

Split complementary

  1. #1c1961
  2. #614019
  3. #3a6119

Analogous

  1. #193a61
  2. #1c1961
  3. #401961

Triadic

  1. #1c1961
  2. #611c19
  3. #19611c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1961
  2. #61195e
  3. #5e6119
  4. #19611c

Square

  1. #1c1961
  2. #61193a
  3. #5e6119
  4. #196140

Monochromatic

  1. #050410
  2. #0a0924
  3. #1c1961
  4. #2e299e
  5. #4a44cf

Shades

#1c1961 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1961
  2. #191757
  3. #16144e
  4. #141244
  5. #110f3a
  6. #0e0d31
  7. #0b0a27
  8. #08081d
  9. #060513
  10. #03030a
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1961 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1961
  2. #333071
  3. #494781
  4. #605e90
  5. #7775a0
  6. #8e8cb0
  7. #a4a3c0
  8. #bbbad0
  9. #d2d1df
  10. #e8e8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1961 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1961
  2. #262364
  3. #302e67
  4. #3a386a
  5. #44426d
  6. #4e4d71
  7. #585774
  8. #626177
  9. #6c6b7a
  10. #76767d
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212044 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002863 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002160 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002d3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002262 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00264d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1961 {
  color: #1c1961;
}
Background
.bg-1c1961 {
  background-color: #1c1961;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1961 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1961;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1961;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 59% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1961 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1961, #401961);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1961 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 97 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.75 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.24 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.39 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.50 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.97 #e3e69e Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#1c1961  rgb(28, 25, 97)  hsl(243, 59%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#5e6119  rgb(94, 97, 25)  hsl(63, 59%, 24%)  Army Green
#611c19  rgb(97, 28, 25)  hsl(3, 59%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#19611c  rgb(25, 97, 28)  hsl(123, 59%, 24%)  Lincoln Green