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#012279

#012279 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#012279 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 13.33% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.17% cyan, 71.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 223.5°, with 98.36% saturation and 23.92% 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 13.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0253

Complementary

  1. #012279
  2. #795801

Split complementary

  1. #012279
  2. #791c01
  3. #5e7901

Analogous

  1. #015e79
  2. #012279
  3. #1c0179

Triadic

  1. #012279
  2. #790122
  3. #227901

Tetradic

  1. #012279
  2. #580179
  3. #795801
  4. #227901

Square

  1. #012279
  2. #79015e
  3. #795801
  4. #01791c

Monochromatic

  1. #000614
  2. #000d2d
  3. #012279
  4. #0237c5
  5. #1655fd

Shades

#012279 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012279
  2. #011f6d
  3. #011b61
  4. #011855
  5. #011449
  6. #01113d
  7. #000e30
  8. #000a24
  9. #000718
  10. #00030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#012279 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012279
  2. #1a3886
  3. #344e94
  4. #4d64a1
  5. #677aaf
  6. #8091bc
  7. #99a7c9
  8. #b3bdd7
  9. #ccd3e4
  10. #e6e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012279 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012279
  2. #0e2b7a
  3. #1a357a
  4. #273e7b
  5. #34487c
  6. #41517d
  7. #4d5a7d
  8. #5a647e
  9. #676d7f
  10. #73777f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212855 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00327c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002777 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002578 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012279 {
  color: #012279;
}
Background
.bg-012279 {
  background-color: #012279;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012279 {
  border: 2px solid #012279;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012279;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 34 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 98% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012279 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012279, #1c0179);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012279 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 34 121 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.78 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.70 #fedd86 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#012279  rgb(1, 34, 121)  hsl(224, 98%, 24%)  Midnight Blue
#795801  rgb(121, 88, 1)  hsl(44, 98%, 24%)  Field Drab
#790122  rgb(121, 1, 34)  hsl(344, 98%, 24%)  Burgundy
#227901  rgb(34, 121, 1)  hsl(104, 98%, 24%)  Green