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#031E72

#031e72 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#031e72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.37% cyan, 73.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 225.41°, with 94.87% saturation and 22.94% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0216

Complementary

  1. #031e72
  2. #725703

Split complementary

  1. #031e72
  2. #722003
  3. #557203

Analogous

  1. #035572
  2. #031e72
  3. #200372

Triadic

  1. #031e72
  2. #72031e
  3. #1e7203

Tetradic

  1. #031e72
  2. #570372
  3. #725703
  4. #1e7203

Square

  1. #031e72
  2. #720355
  3. #725703
  4. #037220

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #010a27
  3. #031e72
  4. #0532bd
  5. #154df9

Shades

#031e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031e72
  2. #031b67
  3. #02185b
  4. #021550
  5. #021244
  6. #020f39
  7. #010c2e
  8. #010922
  9. #010617
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#031e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031e72
  2. #1c3580
  3. #354b8e
  4. #4f629c
  5. #6878aa
  6. #818fb9
  7. #9aa5c7
  8. #b3bcd5
  9. #cdd2e3
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031e72
  2. #102873
  3. #1c3275
  4. #293b76
  5. #354578
  6. #424f79
  7. #4e597a
  8. #5b637c
  9. #676c7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003645 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002874 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031e72 {
  color: #031e72;
}
Background
.bg-031e72 {
  background-color: #031e72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031e72 {
  border: 2px solid #031e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 30 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031e72, #200372);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 30 114 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.58 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.67 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.06 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.62 #fce18d Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#031e72  rgb(3, 30, 114)  hsl(225, 95%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#725703  rgb(114, 87, 3)  hsl(45, 95%, 23%)  Field Drab
#72031e  rgb(114, 3, 30)  hsl(345, 95%, 23%)  Burgundy
#1e7203  rgb(30, 114, 3)  hsl(105, 95%, 23%)  Pakistan Green