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#281237

#281237 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#281237 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 275.68°, with 50.68% saturation and 14.31% 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 17.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 13.43.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0116

Complementary

  1. #281237
  2. #213712

Split complementary

  1. #281237
  2. #333712
  3. #123715

Analogous

  1. #151237
  2. #281237
  3. #371233

Triadic

  1. #281237
  2. #372812
  3. #123728

Tetradic

  1. #281237
  2. #371221
  3. #213712
  4. #123728

Square

  1. #281237
  2. #371512
  3. #213712
  4. #123337

Monochromatic

  1. #0b050f
  2. #0b050f
  3. #281237
  4. #522571
  5. #7c38aa

Shades

#281237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281237
  2. #241032
  3. #200e2c
  4. #1c0d27
  5. #180b21
  6. #14091c
  7. #100716
  8. #0c0511
  9. #08040b
  10. #040206
  11. #000000

Tints

#281237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281237
  2. #3e2a4b
  3. #53415f
  4. #695973
  5. #7e7187
  6. #94899b
  7. #a9a0af
  8. #bfb8c3
  9. #d4d0d7
  10. #eae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281237
  2. #311d3e
  3. #3a2846
  4. #42334d
  5. #4b3e54
  6. #54495c
  7. #5d5463
  8. #665f6a
  9. #6e6a71
  10. #777579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #211829 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #061b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e1c36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #261922 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #191838 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b1936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #27162c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281237 {
  color: #281237;
}
Background
.bg-281237 {
  background-color: #281237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281237 {
  border: 2px solid #281237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 51% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281237, #371233);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.43 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.88 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.15 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 15.63 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.07 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 16.08 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.57 #d7edc8 Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#281237  rgb(40, 18, 55)  hsl(276, 51%, 14%)  Midnight Blue
#213712  rgb(33, 55, 18)  hsl(96, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#372812  rgb(55, 40, 18)  hsl(36, 51%, 14%)  Bistre
#123728  rgb(18, 55, 40)  hsl(156, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green