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#36287C

#36287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#36287c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.45% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.0376

Complementary

  1. #36287c
  2. #6e7c28

Split complementary

  1. #36287c
  2. #7c6028
  3. #447c28

Analogous

  1. #28447c
  2. #36287c
  3. #60287c

Triadic

  1. #36287c
  2. #7c3628
  3. #287c36

Tetradic

  1. #36287c
  2. #7c286e
  3. #6e7c28
  4. #287c36

Square

  1. #36287c
  2. #7c2844
  3. #6e7c28
  4. #287c60

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #1d1542
  3. #36287c
  4. #4f3bb6
  5. #7e6dd0

Shades

#36287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #36287c
  2. #312470
  3. #2b2063
  4. #261c57
  5. #20184a
  6. #1b143e
  7. #161032
  8. #100c25
  9. #0b0819
  10. #05040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#36287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #36287c
  2. #4a3e89
  3. #5e5396
  4. #7269a3
  5. #867eb0
  6. #9b94be
  7. #afa9cb
  8. #c3bfd8
  9. #d7d4e5
  10. #ebeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#36287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #36287c
  2. #3d317c
  3. #453a7d
  4. #4c427d
  5. #544b7e
  6. #5b547e
  7. #625d7e
  8. #6a667f
  9. #716e7f
  10. #797780
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36315a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00397f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00347a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #173d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #14337e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #122f7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #273664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-36287c {
  color: #36287c;
}
Background
.bg-36287c {
  background-color: #36287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-36287c {
  border: 2px solid #36287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #36287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-36287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #36287c, #60287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-36287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.06 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.15 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.71 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.98 #c9d783 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#36287c  rgb(54, 40, 124)  hsl(250, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#6e7c28  rgb(110, 124, 40)  hsl(70, 51%, 32%)  Avocado
#7c3628  rgb(124, 54, 40)  hsl(10, 51%, 32%)  Burnt Umber
#287c36  rgb(40, 124, 54)  hsl(130, 51%, 32%)  Fern Green