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#031F72

#031f72 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#031f72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.37% cyan, 72.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 224.86°, 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 14.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0221

Complementary

  1. #031f72
  2. #725603

Split complementary

  1. #031f72
  2. #721e03
  3. #577203

Analogous

  1. #035772
  2. #031f72
  3. #1e0372

Triadic

  1. #031f72
  2. #72031f
  3. #1f7203

Tetradic

  1. #031f72
  2. #560372
  3. #725603
  4. #1f7203

Square

  1. #031f72
  2. #720357
  3. #725603
  4. #03721e

Monochromatic

  1. #010514
  2. #010b27
  3. #031f72
  4. #0533bd
  5. #154ff9

Shades

#031f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #031f72
  2. #031c67
  3. #02195b
  4. #021650
  5. #021344
  6. #021039
  7. #010c2e
  8. #010922
  9. #010617
  10. #00030b
  11. #000000

Tints

#031f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #031f72
  2. #1c3580
  3. #354c8e
  4. #4f629c
  5. #6879aa
  6. #818fb9
  7. #9aa5c7
  8. #b3bcd5
  9. #cdd2e3
  10. #e6e9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#031f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #031f72
  2. #102973
  3. #1c3275
  4. #293c76
  5. #354678
  6. #425079
  7. #4e597a
  8. #5b637c
  9. #676d7d
  10. #74767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.55:1 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 #002e75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002471 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003646 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002974 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002271 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-031f72 {
  color: #031f72;
}
Background
.bg-031f72 {
  background-color: #031f72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-031f72 {
  border: 2px solid #031f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #031f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 31 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-031f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #031f72, #1e0372);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-031f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 31 114 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.84 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.91 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.43 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.76 #fce08d Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#031f72  rgb(3, 31, 114)  hsl(225, 95%, 23%)  Midnight Blue
#725603  rgb(114, 86, 3)  hsl(45, 95%, 23%)  Field Drab
#72031f  rgb(114, 3, 31)  hsl(345, 95%, 23%)  Burgundy
#1f7203  rgb(31, 114, 3)  hsl(105, 95%, 23%)  Pakistan Green