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#02256E

#02256e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#02256e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 14.51% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.18% cyan, 66.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 220.56°, with 96.43% saturation and 21.96% 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 14.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0246

Complementary

  1. #02256e
  2. #6e4b02

Split complementary

  1. #02256e
  2. #6e1502
  3. #5b6e02

Analogous

  1. #025b6e
  2. #02256e
  3. #15026e

Triadic

  1. #02256e
  2. #6e0225
  3. #256e02

Tetradic

  1. #02256e
  2. #4b026e
  3. #6e4b02
  4. #256e02

Square

  1. #02256e
  2. #6e025b
  3. #6e4b02
  4. #026e15

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #010c23
  3. #02256e
  4. #033eb9
  5. #0e5bfb

Shades

#02256e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02256e
  2. #022163
  3. #021e58
  4. #011a4d
  5. #011642
  6. #011337
  7. #010f2c
  8. #010b21
  9. #000716
  10. #00040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#02256e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02256e
  2. #1b3b7d
  3. #35518b
  4. #4e669a
  5. #677ca8
  6. #8192b7
  7. #9aa8c5
  8. #b3bed4
  9. #ccd3e2
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02256e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02256e
  2. #0f2e70
  3. #1b3772
  4. #284073
  5. #344975
  6. #415377
  7. #4e5c79
  8. #5a657b
  9. #676e7c
  10. #73777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21294e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003070 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00276d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003845 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00266d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003258 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02256e {
  color: #02256e;
}
Background
.bg-02256e {
  background-color: #02256e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02256e {
  border: 2px solid #02256e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02256e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 37 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02256e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02256e, #15026e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02256e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 37 110 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.52 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.81 #fdda91 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#02256e  rgb(2, 37, 110)  hsl(221, 96%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#6e4b02  rgb(110, 75, 2)  hsl(41, 96%, 22%)  Field Drab
#6e0225  rgb(110, 2, 37)  hsl(341, 96%, 22%)  Claret
#256e02  rgb(37, 110, 2)  hsl(101, 96%, 22%)  Pakistan Green