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#001B71

#001b71 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#001b71 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 10.59% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.66°, with 100% saturation and 22.16% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0198

Complementary

  1. #001b71
  2. #715600

Split complementary

  1. #001b71
  2. #711d00
  3. #547100

Analogous

  1. #005471
  2. #001b71
  3. #1d0071

Triadic

  1. #001b71
  2. #71001b
  3. #1b7100

Tetradic

  1. #001b71
  2. #560071
  3. #715600
  4. #1b7100

Square

  1. #001b71
  2. #710054
  3. #715600
  4. #00711d

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #000925
  3. #001b71
  4. #002dbe
  5. #0b45ff

Shades

#001b71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #001b71
  2. #001866
  3. #00165a
  4. #00134f
  5. #001044
  6. #000e39
  7. #000b2d
  8. #000822
  9. #000517
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#001b71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #001b71
  2. #1a327f
  3. #33498d
  4. #4d5f9c
  5. #6676aa
  6. #808db8
  7. #99a4c6
  8. #b3bbd4
  9. #ccd1e3
  10. #e6e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#001b71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #001b71
  2. #0d2573
  3. #1a2f74
  4. #263976
  5. #334377
  6. #404e79
  7. #4d587a
  8. #5a627c
  9. #666c7d
  10. #73767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #262626 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c224f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00216f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003444 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002673 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-001b71 {
  color: #001b71;
}
Background
.bg-001b71 {
  background-color: #001b71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-001b71 {
  border: 2px solid #001b71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #001b71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 27 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-001b71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #001b71, #1d0071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-001b71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 27 113 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.29 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.34 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.87 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.27 #ffe48e Inverted #262626 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#001b71  rgb(0, 27, 113)  hsl(226, 100%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#715600  rgb(113, 86, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 22%)  Field Drab
#71001b  rgb(113, 0, 27)  hsl(346, 100%, 22%)  Burgundy
#1b7100  rgb(27, 113, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 22%)  Pakistan Green