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#031B73

#031b73 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#031b73 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 10.59% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.39% cyan, 76.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 227.14°, with 94.92% saturation and 23.14% 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 14.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.0204

Complementary

  1. #031b73
  2. #735b03

Split complementary

  1. #031b73
  2. #732303
  3. #537303

Analogous

  1. #035373
  2. #031b73
  3. #230373

Triadic

  1. #031b73
  2. #73031b
  3. #1b7303

Tetradic

  1. #031b73
  2. #5b0373
  3. #735b03
  4. #1b7303

Square

  1. #031b73
  2. #730353
  3. #735b03
  4. #037323

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #010a28
  3. #031b73
  4. #052dbe
  5. #1647f9

Shades

#031b73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031b73
  2. #031868
  3. #02165c
  4. #021351
  5. #021045
  6. #020e3a
  7. #010b2e
  8. #010823
  9. #010517
  10. #00030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#031b73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031b73
  2. #1c3281
  3. #35498f
  4. #4f5f9d
  5. #6876ab
  6. #818db9
  7. #9aa4c7
  8. #b3bbd5
  9. #cdd1e3
  10. #e6e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031b73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031b73
  2. #102574
  3. #1c2f76
  4. #293977
  5. #354378
  6. #424e7a
  7. #4e587b
  8. #5b627c
  9. #676c7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d2350 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002d76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002271 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003545 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002675 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031b73 {
  color: #031b73;
}
Background
.bg-031b73 {
  background-color: #031b73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031b73 {
  border: 2px solid #031b73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031b73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 27 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031b73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031b73, #230373);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031b73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 27 115 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 1.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.94 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.95 #fce48c Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#031b73  rgb(3, 27, 115)  hsl(227, 95%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#735b03  rgb(115, 91, 3)  hsl(47, 95%, 23%)  Field Drab
#73031b  rgb(115, 3, 27)  hsl(347, 95%, 23%)  Burgundy
#1b7303  rgb(27, 115, 3)  hsl(107, 95%, 23%)  Green