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#000040

#000040 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#000040 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 0% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 12.55% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 8.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0037

Complementary

  1. #000040
  2. #404000

Split complementary

  1. #000040
  2. #402000
  3. #204000

Analogous

  1. #002040
  2. #000040
  3. #200040

Triadic

  1. #000040
  2. #400000
  3. #004000

Tetradic

  1. #000040
  2. #400040
  3. #404000
  4. #004000

Square

  1. #000040
  2. #400020
  3. #404000
  4. #004020

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #000014
  3. #000040
  4. #00008d
  5. #0000d9

Shades

#000040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000040
  2. #00003a
  3. #000033
  4. #00002d
  5. #000026
  6. #000020
  7. #00001a
  8. #000013
  9. #00000d
  10. #000006
  11. #000000

Tints

#000040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000040
  2. #1a1a53
  3. #333366
  4. #4d4d79
  5. #66668c
  6. #8080a0
  7. #9999b3
  8. #b3b3c6
  9. #ccccd9
  10. #e6e6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000040
  2. #0d0d46
  3. #1a1a4d
  4. #262653
  5. #33335a
  6. #404060
  7. #4d4d66
  8. #5a5a6d
  9. #666673
  10. #73737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0c0c0c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #07072a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001042 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00083f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001521 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000a41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00053f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000e30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000040 {
  color: #000040;
}
Background
.bg-000040 {
  background-color: #000040;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000040 {
  border: 2px solid #000040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 0 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 100% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000040, #200040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 0 64 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.89 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.15 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.88 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.91 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 12.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.36 #ffffbf Inverted #0c0c0c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#000040  rgb(0, 0, 64)  hsl(240, 100%, 13%)  Midnight Blue
#404000  rgb(64, 64, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 13%)  Army Green
#400000  rgb(64, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 13%)  Rosewood
#004000  rgb(0, 64, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 13%)  Lincoln Green