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#12166E

#12166e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#12166e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 8.63% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.64% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 237.39°, with 71.88% saturation and 25.1% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 0.9.

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Relative luminance0.0183

Complementary

  1. #12166e
  2. #6e6a12

Split complementary

  1. #12166e
  2. #6e3c12
  3. #446e12

Analogous

  1. #12446e
  2. #12166e
  3. #3c126e

Triadic

  1. #12166e
  2. #6e1216
  3. #166e12

Tetradic

  1. #12166e
  2. #6a126e
  3. #6e6a12
  4. #166e12

Square

  1. #12166e
  2. #6e1244
  3. #6e6a12
  4. #126e3c

Monochromatic

  1. #030412
  2. #07092c
  3. #12166e
  4. #1d23b0
  5. #3a41df

Shades

#12166e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12166e
  2. #101463
  3. #0e1258
  4. #0d0f4d
  5. #0b0d42
  6. #090b37
  7. #07092c
  8. #050721
  9. #040416
  10. #02020b
  11. #000000

Tints

#12166e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12166e
  2. #2a2d7d
  3. #41458b
  4. #595c9a
  5. #7173a8
  6. #898bb7
  7. #a0a2c5
  8. #b8b9d4
  9. #d0d0e2
  10. #e7e8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12166e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12166e
  2. #1d2170
  3. #282b72
  4. #333673
  5. #3e4075
  6. #494b77
  7. #545679
  8. #5f607b
  9. #6a6b7c
  10. #75757e
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f204d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00206c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003041 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002370 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001c6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12166e {
  color: #12166e;
}
Background
.bg-12166e {
  background-color: #12166e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-12166e {
  border: 2px solid #12166e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12166e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 22 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12166e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12166e, #3c126e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12166e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 22 110 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 0.90 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.52 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.66 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.11 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.32 #ede991 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#12166e  rgb(18, 22, 110)  hsl(237, 72%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#6e6a12  rgb(110, 106, 18)  hsl(57, 72%, 25%)  Olive
#6e1216  rgb(110, 18, 22)  hsl(357, 72%, 25%)  Rosewood
#166e12  rgb(22, 110, 18)  hsl(117, 72%, 25%)  Pakistan Green