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#35287C

#35287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#35287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.26% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 249.29°, 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.0373

Complementary

  1. #35287c
  2. #6f7c28

Split complementary

  1. #35287c
  2. #7c5f28
  3. #457c28

Analogous

  1. #28457c
  2. #35287c
  3. #5f287c

Triadic

  1. #35287c
  2. #7c3528
  3. #287c35

Tetradic

  1. #35287c
  2. #7c286f
  3. #6f7c28
  4. #287c35

Square

  1. #35287c
  2. #7c2845
  3. #6f7c28
  4. #287c5f

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #1c1542
  3. #35287c
  4. #4e3bb6
  5. #7c6dd0

Shades

#35287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #35287c
  2. #302470
  3. #2a2063
  4. #251c57
  5. #20184a
  6. #1b143e
  7. #151032
  8. #100c25
  9. #0b0819
  10. #05040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#35287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #35287c
  2. #493e89
  3. #5d5396
  4. #7269a3
  5. #867eb0
  6. #9a94be
  7. #aea9cb
  8. #c2bfd8
  9. #d7d4e5
  10. #ebeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#35287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #35287c
  2. #3d317c
  3. #443a7d
  4. #4c427d
  5. #534b7e
  6. #5b547e
  7. #625d7e
  8. #6a667f
  9. #716e7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36315a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00397f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00347a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #143d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #12337e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #112f7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #253664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-35287c {
  color: #35287c;
}
Background
.bg-35287c {
  background-color: #35287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-35287c {
  border: 2px solid #35287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #35287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-35287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #35287c, #5f287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-35287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.02 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.04 #cad783 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#35287c  rgb(53, 40, 124)  hsl(249, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#6f7c28  rgb(111, 124, 40)  hsl(69, 51%, 32%)  Olive
#7c3528  rgb(124, 53, 40)  hsl(9, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c35  rgb(40, 124, 53)  hsl(129, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green