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#291237

#291237 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#291237 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.45% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 277.3°, 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 16.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 13.58.

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Relative luminance0.0118

Complementary

  1. #291237
  2. #203712

Split complementary

  1. #291237
  2. #323712
  3. #123716

Analogous

  1. #161237
  2. #291237
  3. #371232

Triadic

  1. #291237
  2. #372912
  3. #123729

Tetradic

  1. #291237
  2. #371220
  3. #203712
  4. #123729

Square

  1. #291237
  2. #371612
  3. #203712
  4. #123237

Monochromatic

  1. #0b050f
  2. #0b050f
  3. #291237
  4. #542571
  5. #7f38aa

Shades

#291237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291237
  2. #251032
  3. #210e2c
  4. #1d0d27
  5. #190b21
  6. #15091c
  7. #100716
  8. #0c0511
  9. #08040b
  10. #040206
  11. #000000

Tints

#291237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291237
  2. #3e2a4b
  3. #54415f
  4. #695973
  5. #7f7187
  6. #94899b
  7. #a9a0af
  8. #bfb8c3
  9. #d4d0d7
  10. #eae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291237
  2. #321d3e
  3. #3a2846
  4. #43334d
  5. #4c3e54
  6. #55495c
  7. #5d5463
  8. #665f6a
  9. #6f6a71
  10. #777579
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #221929 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #061b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f1d36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #271922 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #191838 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c1936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #28162c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291237 {
  color: #291237;
}
Background
.bg-291237 {
  background-color: #291237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291237 {
  border: 2px solid #291237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 51% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291237, #371232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.58 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.22 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 15.62 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.79 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.84 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.68 #d6edc8 Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#291237  rgb(41, 18, 55)  hsl(277, 51%, 14%)  Midnight Blue
#203712  rgb(32, 55, 18)  hsl(97, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#372912  rgb(55, 41, 18)  hsl(37, 51%, 14%)  Bistre
#123729  rgb(18, 55, 41)  hsl(157, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green