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#020251

#020251 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#020251 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, 0.78% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.53% cyan, 97.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 95.18% saturation and 16.27% 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 18.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0065

Complementary

  1. #020251
  2. #515102

Split complementary

  1. #020251
  2. #512902
  3. #295102

Analogous

  1. #022951
  2. #020251
  3. #290251

Triadic

  1. #020251
  2. #510202
  3. #025102

Tetradic

  1. #020251
  2. #510251
  3. #515102
  4. #025102

Square

  1. #020251
  2. #510229
  3. #515102
  4. #025129

Monochromatic

  1. #000014
  2. #000014
  3. #020251
  4. #04049c
  5. #0606e6

Shades

#020251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #020251
  2. #020249
  3. #020241
  4. #010139
  5. #010131
  6. #010129
  7. #010120
  8. #010118
  9. #000010
  10. #000008
  11. #000000

Tints

#020251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #020251
  2. #1b1b62
  3. #353574
  4. #4e4e85
  5. #676797
  6. #8181a8
  7. #9a9ab9
  8. #b3b3cb
  9. #ccccdc
  10. #e6e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#020251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #020251
  2. #0f0f56
  3. #1b1b5a
  4. #28285f
  5. #343464
  6. #414169
  7. #4e4e6d
  8. #5a5a72
  9. #676777
  10. #73737b
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #131313 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0d0d36 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001753 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000e50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001e2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001152 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000a50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00163e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-020251 {
  color: #020251;
}
Background
.bg-020251 {
  background-color: #020251;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-020251 {
  border: 2px solid #020251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #020251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 2 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 95% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-020251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020251, #290251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-020251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 2 81 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.41 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.92 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.79 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.80 #fdfdae Inverted #131313 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#020251  rgb(2, 2, 81)  hsl(240, 95%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#515102  rgb(81, 81, 2)  hsl(60, 95%, 16%)  Army Green
#510202  rgb(81, 2, 2)  hsl(0, 95%, 16%)  Rosewood
#025102  rgb(2, 81, 2)  hsl(120, 95%, 16%)  Lincoln Green