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#231663

#231663 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#231663 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 8.63% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.65% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black. Its hue angle is 250.13°, with 63.64% saturation and 23.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.0183

Complementary

  1. #231663
  2. #566316

Split complementary

  1. #231663
  2. #634a16
  3. #306316

Analogous

  1. #163063
  2. #231663
  3. #4a1663

Triadic

  1. #231663
  2. #632316
  3. #166323

Tetradic

  1. #231663
  2. #631656
  3. #566316
  4. #166323

Square

  1. #231663
  2. #631630
  3. #566316
  4. #16634a

Monochromatic

  1. #060411
  2. #0d0824
  3. #231663
  4. #3924a2
  5. #573ed4

Shades

#231663 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231663
  2. #201459
  3. #1c124f
  4. #190f45
  5. #150d3b
  6. #120b32
  7. #0e0928
  8. #0b071e
  9. #070414
  10. #04020a
  11. #000000

Tints

#231663 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231663
  2. #392d73
  3. #4f4582
  4. #655c92
  5. #7b73a1
  6. #918bb1
  7. #a7a2c1
  8. #bdb9d0
  9. #d3d0e0
  10. #e9e8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231663 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231663
  2. #2c2166
  3. #362b69
  4. #3f366c
  5. #48406f
  6. #524b72
  7. #5b5674
  8. #646077
  9. #6d6b7a
  10. #77757d
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242046 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002765 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002262 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002b3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002164 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11244e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231663 {
  color: #231663;
}
Background
.bg-231663 {
  background-color: #231663;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231663 {
  border: 2px solid #231663;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231663;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 22 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 64% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231663 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231663, #4a1663);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231663 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 22 99 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.82 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.80 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.85 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.56 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.56 #dce99c Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#231663  rgb(35, 22, 99)  hsl(250, 64%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#566316  rgb(86, 99, 22)  hsl(70, 64%, 24%)  Dark Olive Green
#632316  rgb(99, 35, 22)  hsl(10, 64%, 24%)  Caput Mortuum
#166323  rgb(22, 99, 35)  hsl(130, 64%, 24%)  Dark Green