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#020040

#020040 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#020040 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 0% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.88% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 241.88°, 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 19.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 8.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0038

Complementary

  1. #020040
  2. #3e4000

Split complementary

  1. #020040
  2. #402200
  3. #1e4000

Analogous

  1. #001e40
  2. #020040
  3. #220040

Triadic

  1. #020040
  2. #400200
  3. #004002

Tetradic

  1. #020040
  2. #40003e
  3. #3e4000
  4. #004002

Square

  1. #020040
  2. #40001e
  3. #3e4000
  4. #004022

Monochromatic

  1. #010014
  2. #010014
  3. #020040
  4. #04008d
  5. #0700d9

Shades

#020040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #020040
  2. #02003a
  3. #020033
  4. #01002d
  5. #010026
  6. #010020
  7. #01001a
  8. #010013
  9. #00000d
  10. #000006
  11. #000000

Tints

#020040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #020040
  2. #1b1a53
  3. #353366
  4. #4e4d79
  5. #67668c
  6. #8180a0
  7. #9a99b3
  8. #b3b3c6
  9. #ccccd9
  10. #e6e6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#020040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #020040
  2. #0f0d46
  3. #1b1a4d
  4. #282653
  5. #34335a
  6. #414060
  7. #4e4d66
  8. #5a5a6d
  9. #676673
  10. #73737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0c0c0c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #08082a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001042 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00093f ≈ 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-020040 {
  color: #020040;
}
Background
.bg-020040 {
  background-color: #020040;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-020040 {
  border: 2px solid #020040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #020040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 0 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-020040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020040, #220040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-020040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 0 64 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.87 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.37 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.83 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.90 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 12.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.40 #fdffbf Inverted #0c0c0c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#020040  rgb(2, 0, 64)  hsl(242, 100%, 13%)  Midnight Blue
#3e4000  rgb(62, 64, 0)  hsl(62, 100%, 13%)  Army Green
#400200  rgb(64, 2, 0)  hsl(2, 100%, 13%)  Rosewood
#004002  rgb(0, 64, 2)  hsl(122, 100%, 13%)  Lincoln Green