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#24287C

#24287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#24287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.97% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 55% saturation and 31.37% 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 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #24287c
  2. #7c7824

Split complementary

  1. #24287c
  2. #7c4c24
  3. #547c24

Analogous

  1. #24547c
  2. #24287c
  3. #4c247c

Triadic

  1. #24287c
  2. #7c2428
  3. #287c24

Tetradic

  1. #24287c
  2. #78247c
  3. #7c7824
  4. #287c24

Square

  1. #24287c
  2. #7c2454
  3. #7c7824
  4. #247c4c

Monochromatic

  1. #050510
  2. #131541
  3. #24287c
  4. #353bb7
  5. #666bd3

Shades

#24287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #24287c
  2. #202470
  3. #1d2063
  4. #191c57
  5. #16184a
  6. #12143e
  7. #0e1032
  8. #0b0c25
  9. #070819
  10. #04040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#24287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #24287c
  2. #3a3e89
  3. #505396
  4. #6669a3
  5. #7c7eb0
  6. #9294be
  7. #a7a9cb
  8. #bdbfd8
  9. #d3d4e5
  10. #e9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#24287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #24287c
  2. #2d317c
  3. #363a7d
  4. #40427d
  5. #494b7e
  6. #52547e
  7. #5b5d7e
  8. #64667f
  9. #6e6e7f
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2f59 ≈ 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 #002d7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-24287c {
  color: #24287c;
}
Background
.bg-24287c {
  background-color: #24287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-24287c {
  border: 2px solid #24287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #24287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 55% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-24287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #24287c, #4c247c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-24287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.35 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #dbd783 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#24287c  rgb(36, 40, 124)  hsl(237, 55%, 31%)  Midnight Blue
#7c7824  rgb(124, 120, 36)  hsl(57, 55%, 31%)  Olive
#7c2428  rgb(124, 36, 40)  hsl(357, 55%, 31%)  Burgundy
#287c24  rgb(40, 124, 36)  hsl(117, 55%, 31%)  Green