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#021B66

#021b66 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#021b66 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.59% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.04% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 96.15% saturation and 20.39% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0176

Complementary

  1. #021b66
  2. #664d02

Split complementary

  1. #021b66
  2. #661b02
  3. #4d6602

Analogous

  1. #024d66
  2. #021b66
  3. #1b0266

Triadic

  1. #021b66
  2. #66021b
  3. #1b6602

Tetradic

  1. #021b66
  2. #4d0266
  3. #664d02
  4. #1b6602

Square

  1. #021b66
  2. #66024d
  3. #664d02
  4. #02661b

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #01071b
  3. #021b66
  4. #032fb1
  5. #0744fa

Shades

#021b66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021b66
  2. #02185c
  3. #021652
  4. #011347
  5. #01103d
  6. #010e33
  7. #010b29
  8. #01081f
  9. #000514
  10. #00030a
  11. #000000

Tints

#021b66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021b66
  2. #1b3275
  3. #354985
  4. #4e5f94
  5. #6776a3
  6. #818db3
  7. #9aa4c2
  8. #b3bbd1
  9. #ccd1e0
  10. #e6e8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021b66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021b66
  2. #0f2569
  3. #1b2f6b
  4. #28396e
  5. #344370
  6. #414e73
  7. #4e5876
  8. #5a6278
  9. #676c7b
  10. #73767d
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b2147 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002968 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001f65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00303e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002467 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021b66 {
  color: #021b66;
}
Background
.bg-021b66 {
  background-color: #021b66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021b66 {
  border: 2px solid #021b66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021b66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 27 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 96% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021b66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021b66, #1b0266);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021b66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 27 102 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.12 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.25 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.45 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.48 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.76 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.49 #fde499 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#021b66  rgb(2, 27, 102)  hsl(225, 96%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#664d02  rgb(102, 77, 2)  hsl(45, 96%, 20%)  Field Drab
#66021b  rgb(102, 2, 27)  hsl(345, 96%, 20%)  Rosewood
#1b6602  rgb(27, 102, 2)  hsl(105, 96%, 20%)  Pakistan Green