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#031E71

#031e71 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#031e71 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 11.76% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.35% cyan, 73.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.27°, with 94.83% saturation and 22.75% 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0214

Complementary

  1. #031e71
  2. #715603

Split complementary

  1. #031e71
  2. #711f03
  3. #557103

Analogous

  1. #035571
  2. #031e71
  3. #1f0371

Triadic

  1. #031e71
  2. #71031e
  3. #1e7103

Tetradic

  1. #031e71
  2. #560371
  3. #715603
  4. #1e7103

Square

  1. #031e71
  2. #710355
  3. #715603
  4. #03711f

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #010a27
  3. #031e71
  4. #0532bc
  5. #144cf9

Shades

#031e71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031e71
  2. #031b66
  3. #02185a
  4. #02154f
  5. #021244
  6. #020f39
  7. #010c2d
  8. #010922
  9. #010617
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#031e71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031e71
  2. #1c357f
  3. #354b8d
  4. #4f629c
  5. #6878aa
  6. #818fb8
  7. #9aa5c6
  8. #b3bcd4
  9. #cdd2e3
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031e71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031e71
  2. #102873
  3. #1c3274
  4. #293b76
  5. #354577
  6. #424f79
  7. #4e597a
  8. #5b637c
  9. #676c7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e244f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002d74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003645 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002873 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002170 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031e71 {
  color: #031e71;
}
Background
.bg-031e71 {
  background-color: #031e71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031e71 {
  border: 2px solid #031e71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031e71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031e71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031e71, #1f0371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031e71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 113 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.45 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.77 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.18 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.71 #fce18e Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#031e71  rgb(3, 30, 113)  hsl(225, 95%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#715603  rgb(113, 86, 3)  hsl(45, 95%, 23%)  Field Drab
#71031e  rgb(113, 3, 30)  hsl(345, 95%, 23%)  Burgundy
#1e7103  rgb(30, 113, 3)  hsl(105, 95%, 23%)  Pakistan Green