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#012170

#012170 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#012170 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 12.94% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.11% cyan, 70.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 222.7°, with 98.23% 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 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0226

Complementary

  1. #012170
  2. #705001

Split complementary

  1. #012170
  2. #701801
  3. #597001

Analogous

  1. #015970
  2. #012170
  3. #180170

Triadic

  1. #012170
  2. #700121
  3. #217001

Tetradic

  1. #012170
  2. #500170
  3. #705001
  4. #217001

Square

  1. #012170
  2. #700159
  3. #705001
  4. #017018

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #000b24
  3. #012170
  4. #0237bc
  5. #0d52fd

Shades

#012170 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012170
  2. #011e65
  3. #011a5a
  4. #01174e
  5. #011443
  6. #011138
  7. #000d2d
  8. #000a22
  9. #000716
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#012170 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012170
  2. #1a377e
  3. #344d8d
  4. #4d649b
  5. #677aa9
  6. #8090b8
  7. #99a6c6
  8. #b3bcd4
  9. #ccd3e2
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012170 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012170
  2. #0e2b72
  3. #1a3473
  4. #273e75
  5. #344776
  6. #415178
  7. #4d5a7a
  8. #5a647b
  9. #676d7d
  10. #73777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f264f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002f72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00246f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003745 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00236f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012170 {
  color: #012170;
}
Background
.bg-012170 {
  background-color: #012170;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012170 {
  border: 2px solid #012170;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012170;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 33 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 98% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012170 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012170, #180170);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012170 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 33 112 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.26 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.76 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.30 #fede8f Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#012170  rgb(1, 33, 112)  hsl(223, 98%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#705001  rgb(112, 80, 1)  hsl(43, 98%, 22%)  Field Drab
#700121  rgb(112, 1, 33)  hsl(343, 98%, 22%)  Burgundy
#217001  rgb(33, 112, 1)  hsl(103, 98%, 22%)  Pakistan Green