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#080256

#080256 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#080256 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 0.78% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.7% cyan, 97.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 244.29°, with 95.45% saturation and 17.25% 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 18.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.2.

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Relative luminance0.0077

Complementary

  1. #080256
  2. #505602

Split complementary

  1. #080256
  2. #563202
  3. #265602

Analogous

  1. #022656
  2. #080256
  3. #320256

Triadic

  1. #080256
  2. #560802
  3. #025608

Tetradic

  1. #080256
  2. #560250
  3. #505602
  4. #025608

Square

  1. #080256
  2. #560226
  3. #505602
  4. #025632

Monochromatic

  1. #020014
  2. #020014
  3. #080256
  4. #0f04a1
  5. #1605eb

Shades

#080256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #080256
  2. #07024d
  3. #060245
  4. #06013c
  5. #050134
  6. #04012b
  7. #030122
  8. #02011a
  9. #020011
  10. #010009
  11. #000000

Tints

#080256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #080256
  2. #211b67
  3. #393578
  4. #524e89
  5. #6b679a
  6. #8481ab
  7. #9c9abb
  8. #b5b3cc
  9. #ceccdd
  10. #e6e6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#080256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #080256
  2. #140f5a
  3. #201b5e
  4. #2c2863
  5. #383467
  6. #44416b
  7. #504e6f
  8. #5c5a73
  9. #686778
  10. #74737c
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #110f3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001958 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001155 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00202f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000c55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001742 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-080256 {
  color: #080256;
}
Background
.bg-080256 {
  background-color: #080256;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-080256 {
  border: 2px solid #080256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #080256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 2 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 95% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-080256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #080256, #320256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-080256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 2 86 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.20 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.51 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.49 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.03 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.06 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.49 #f7fda9 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#080256  rgb(8, 2, 86)  hsl(244, 95%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#505602  rgb(80, 86, 2)  hsl(64, 95%, 17%)  Army Green
#560802  rgb(86, 8, 2)  hsl(4, 95%, 17%)  Rosewood
#025608  rgb(2, 86, 8)  hsl(124, 95%, 17%)  Lincoln Green