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#34287C

#34287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#34287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 248.57°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.037

Complementary

  1. #34287c
  2. #707c28

Split complementary

  1. #34287c
  2. #7c5e28
  3. #467c28

Analogous

  1. #28467c
  2. #34287c
  3. #5e287c

Triadic

  1. #34287c
  2. #7c3428
  3. #287c34

Tetradic

  1. #34287c
  2. #7c2870
  3. #707c28
  4. #287c34

Square

  1. #34287c
  2. #7c2846
  3. #707c28
  4. #287c5e

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #1c1542
  3. #34287c
  4. #4c3bb6
  5. #7b6dd0

Shades

#34287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #34287c
  2. #2f2470
  3. #2a2063
  4. #241c57
  5. #1f184a
  6. #1a143e
  7. #151032
  8. #100c25
  9. #0a0819
  10. #05040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#34287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #34287c
  2. #483e89
  3. #5d5396
  4. #7169a3
  5. #857eb0
  6. #9a94be
  7. #aea9cb
  8. #c2bfd8
  9. #d6d4e5
  10. #ebeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#34287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #34287c
  2. #3c317c
  3. #433a7d
  4. #4b427d
  5. #524b7e
  6. #5a547e
  7. #625d7e
  8. #69667f
  9. #716e7f
  10. #787780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35315a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00397f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00337a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #113d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #11337e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f2f7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-34287c {
  color: #34287c;
}
Background
.bg-34287c {
  background-color: #34287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-34287c {
  border: 2px solid #34287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #34287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-34287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #34287c, #5e287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-34287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.85 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.94 #cbd783 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#34287c  rgb(52, 40, 124)  hsl(249, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#707c28  rgb(112, 124, 40)  hsl(69, 51%, 32%)  Olive
#7c3428  rgb(124, 52, 40)  hsl(9, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c34  rgb(40, 124, 52)  hsl(129, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green