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#23287C

#23287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#23287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.77% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 236.63°, with 55.97% saturation and 31.18% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0333

Complementary

  1. #23287c
  2. #7c7723

Split complementary

  1. #23287c
  2. #7c4b23
  3. #557c23

Analogous

  1. #23557c
  2. #23287c
  3. #4b237c

Triadic

  1. #23287c
  2. #7c2328
  3. #287c23

Tetradic

  1. #23287c
  2. #77237c
  3. #7c7723
  4. #287c23

Square

  1. #23287c
  2. #7c2355
  3. #7c7723
  4. #237c4b

Monochromatic

  1. #040510
  2. #121540
  3. #23287c
  4. #343bb8
  5. #656bd3

Shades

#23287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #23287c
  2. #202470
  3. #1c2063
  4. #191c57
  5. #15184a
  6. #12143e
  7. #0e1032
  8. #0b0c25
  9. #070819
  10. #04040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#23287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #23287c
  2. #393e89
  3. #4f5396
  4. #6569a3
  5. #7b7eb0
  6. #9194be
  7. #a7a9cb
  8. #bdbfd8
  9. #d3d4e5
  10. #e9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#23287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #23287c
  2. #2c317c
  3. #363a7d
  4. #3f427d
  5. #484b7e
  6. #52547e
  7. #5b5d7e
  8. #64667f
  9. #6d6e7f
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2f59 ≈ 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-23287c {
  color: #23287c;
}
Background
.bg-23287c {
  background-color: #23287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-23287c {
  border: 2px solid #23287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #23287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 56% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-23287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #23287c, #4b237c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-23287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.43 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.81 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #dcd783 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#23287c  rgb(35, 40, 124)  hsl(237, 56%, 31%)  Midnight Blue
#7c7723  rgb(124, 119, 35)  hsl(57, 56%, 31%)  Olive
#7c2328  rgb(124, 35, 40)  hsl(357, 56%, 31%)  Burgundy
#287c23  rgb(40, 124, 35)  hsl(117, 56%, 31%)  Green