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#031F71

#031f71 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#031f71 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 12.16% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.35% cyan, 72.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 224.73°, 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 14.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0219

Complementary

  1. #031f71
  2. #715503

Split complementary

  1. #031f71
  2. #711e03
  3. #567103

Analogous

  1. #035671
  2. #031f71
  3. #1e0371

Triadic

  1. #031f71
  2. #71031f
  3. #1f7103

Tetradic

  1. #031f71
  2. #550371
  3. #715503
  4. #1f7103

Square

  1. #031f71
  2. #710356
  3. #715503
  4. #03711e

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #010b27
  3. #031f71
  4. #0533bc
  5. #144ef9

Shades

#031f71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031f71
  2. #031c66
  3. #02195a
  4. #02164f
  5. #021344
  6. #021039
  7. #010c2d
  8. #010922
  9. #010617
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#031f71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031f71
  2. #1c357f
  3. #354c8d
  4. #4f629c
  5. #6879aa
  6. #818fb8
  7. #9aa5c6
  8. #b3bcd4
  9. #cdd2e3
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031f71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031f71
  2. #102973
  3. #1c3274
  4. #293c76
  5. #354677
  6. #425079
  7. #4e597a
  8. #5b637c
  9. #676d7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2550 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002470 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003645 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002973 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002270 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031f71 {
  color: #031f71;
}
Background
.bg-031f71 {
  background-color: #031f71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031f71 {
  border: 2px solid #031f71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031f71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 31 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031f71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031f71, #1e0371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031f71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 31 113 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.47 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.01 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.49 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.89 #fce08e Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#031f71  rgb(3, 31, 113)  hsl(225, 95%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#715503  rgb(113, 85, 3)  hsl(45, 95%, 23%)  Field Drab
#71031f  rgb(113, 3, 31)  hsl(345, 95%, 23%)  Burgundy
#1f7103  rgb(31, 113, 3)  hsl(105, 95%, 23%)  Pakistan Green