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#041C81

#041c81 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#041c81 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 10.98% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.9% cyan, 78.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 228.48°, with 93.98% saturation and 26.08% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0244

Complementary

  1. #041c81
  2. #816904

Split complementary

  1. #041c81
  2. #812b04
  3. #5b8104

Analogous

  1. #045b81
  2. #041c81
  3. #2b0481

Triadic

  1. #041c81
  2. #81041c
  3. #1c8104

Tetradic

  1. #041c81
  2. #690481
  3. #816904
  4. #1c8104

Square

  1. #041c81
  2. #81045b
  3. #816904
  4. #04812b

Monochromatic

  1. #010414
  2. #020c37
  3. #041c81
  4. #062ccb
  5. #264ef8

Shades

#041c81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041c81
  2. #041974
  3. #031667
  4. #03145a
  5. #02114d
  6. #020e41
  7. #020b34
  8. #010827
  9. #01061a
  10. #00030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#041c81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041c81
  2. #1d338e
  3. #36499a
  4. #4f60a7
  5. #6877b3
  6. #828ec0
  7. #9ba4cd
  8. #b4bbd9
  9. #cdd2e6
  10. #e6e8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041c81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041c81
  2. #102681
  3. #1d3081
  4. #293a81
  5. #364481
  6. #424e81
  7. #4e5880
  8. #5b6280
  9. #676c80
  10. #747680
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21265a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003184 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00257f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a83 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002280 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041c81 {
  color: #041c81;
}
Background
.bg-041c81 {
  background-color: #041c81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041c81 {
  border: 2px solid #041c81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041c81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 28 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 94% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041c81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041c81, #2b0481);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041c81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 28 129 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.98 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.80 #fbe37e Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#041c81  rgb(4, 28, 129)  hsl(228, 94%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#816904  rgb(129, 105, 4)  hsl(48, 94%, 26%)  Field Drab
#81041c  rgb(129, 4, 28)  hsl(348, 94%, 26%)  Burgundy
#1c8104  rgb(28, 129, 4)  hsl(108, 94%, 26%)  Green