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#20287C

#20287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#20287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.19% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 234.78°, with 58.97% saturation and 30.59% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0328

Complementary

  1. #20287c
  2. #7c7420

Split complementary

  1. #20287c
  2. #7c4620
  3. #567c20

Analogous

  1. #20567c
  2. #20287c
  3. #46207c

Triadic

  1. #20287c
  2. #7c2028
  3. #287c20

Tetradic

  1. #20287c
  2. #74207c
  3. #7c7420
  4. #287c20

Square

  1. #20287c
  2. #7c2056
  3. #7c7420
  4. #207c46

Monochromatic

  1. #040510
  2. #10143f
  3. #20287c
  4. #303cb9
  5. #5f6ad6

Shades

#20287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #20287c
  2. #1d2470
  3. #1a2063
  4. #161c57
  5. #13184a
  6. #10143e
  7. #0d1032
  8. #0a0c25
  9. #060819
  10. #03040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#20287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #20287c
  2. #363e89
  3. #4d5396
  4. #6369a3
  5. #797eb0
  6. #9094be
  7. #a6a9cb
  8. #bcbfd8
  9. #d2d4e5
  10. #e9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#20287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #20287c
  2. #2a317c
  3. #333a7d
  4. #3d427d
  5. #464b7e
  6. #50547e
  7. #5a5d7e
  8. #63667f
  9. #6d6e7f
  10. #767780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2f59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00327e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-20287c {
  color: #20287c;
}
Background
.bg-20287c {
  background-color: #20287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-20287c {
  border: 2px solid #20287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #20287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 59% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-20287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #20287c, #46207c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-20287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.50 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.68 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.72 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.73 #dfd783 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#20287c  rgb(32, 40, 124)  hsl(235, 59%, 31%)  Midnight Blue
#7c7420  rgb(124, 116, 32)  hsl(55, 59%, 31%)  Olive
#7c2028  rgb(124, 32, 40)  hsl(355, 59%, 31%)  Burgundy
#287c20  rgb(40, 124, 32)  hsl(115, 59%, 31%)  Green