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#04236A

#04236a ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#04236a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 13.73% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.23% cyan, 66.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 221.76°, with 92.73% saturation and 21.57% 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 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0227

Complementary

  1. #04236a
  2. #6a4b04

Split complementary

  1. #04236a
  2. #6a1804
  3. #566a04

Analogous

  1. #04566a
  2. #04236a
  3. #18046a

Triadic

  1. #04236a
  2. #6a0423
  3. #236a04

Tetradic

  1. #04236a
  2. #4b046a
  3. #6a4b04
  4. #236a04

Square

  1. #04236a
  2. #6a0456
  3. #6a4b04
  4. #046a18

Monochromatic

  1. #010614
  2. #010b20
  3. #04236a
  4. #073bb4
  5. #1157f6

Shades

#04236a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04236a
  2. #04205f
  3. #031c55
  4. #03194a
  5. #021540
  6. #021235
  7. #020e2a
  8. #010b20
  9. #010715
  10. #00040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#04236a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04236a
  2. #1d3979
  3. #364f88
  4. #4f6597
  5. #687ba6
  6. #8291b5
  7. #9ba7c3
  8. #b4bdd2
  9. #cdd3e1
  10. #e6e9f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04236a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04236a
  2. #102c6c
  3. #1d366e
  4. #293f71
  5. #364873
  6. #425275
  7. #4e5b77
  8. #5b6479
  9. #676d7c
  10. #74777e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #20274b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002e6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002569 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003643 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002469 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04236a {
  color: #04236a;
}
Background
.bg-04236a {
  background-color: #04236a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04236a {
  border: 2px solid #04236a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04236a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 35 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 93% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04236a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04236a, #18046a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04236a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 35 106 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.79 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.96 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.16 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.90 #fbdc95 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#04236a  rgb(4, 35, 106)  hsl(222, 93%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#6a4b04  rgb(106, 75, 4)  hsl(42, 93%, 22%)  Field Drab
#6a0423  rgb(106, 4, 35)  hsl(342, 93%, 22%)  Claret
#236a04  rgb(35, 106, 4)  hsl(102, 93%, 22%)  Pakistan Green