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#161E7A

#161e7a ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#161e7a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 11.76% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.97% cyan, 75.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 235.2°, with 69.44% saturation and 28.24% 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 13.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.025

Complementary

  1. #161e7a
  2. #7a7216

Split complementary

  1. #161e7a
  2. #7a4016
  3. #507a16

Analogous

  1. #16507a
  2. #161e7a
  3. #40167a

Triadic

  1. #161e7a
  2. #7a161e
  3. #1e7a16

Tetradic

  1. #161e7a
  2. #72167a
  3. #7a7216
  4. #1e7a16

Square

  1. #161e7a
  2. #7a1650
  3. #7a7216
  4. #167a40

Monochromatic

  1. #030411
  2. #0a0e39
  3. #161e7a
  4. #222ebb
  5. #4b56de

Shades

#161e7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161e7a
  2. #141b6e
  3. #121862
  4. #0f1555
  5. #0d1249
  6. #0b0f3d
  7. #090c31
  8. #070925
  9. #040618
  10. #02030c
  11. #000000

Tints

#161e7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161e7a
  2. #2d3587
  3. #454b95
  4. #5c62a2
  5. #7378af
  6. #8b8fbd
  7. #a2a5ca
  8. #b9bcd7
  9. #d0d2e4
  10. #e8e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161e7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161e7a
  2. #21287b
  3. #2b327b
  4. #363b7c
  5. #40457c
  6. #4b4f7d
  7. #56597e
  8. #60637e
  9. #6b6c7f
  10. #75767f
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252756 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00317d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00384a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002a7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002479 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161e7a {
  color: #161e7a;
}
Background
.bg-161e7a {
  background-color: #161e7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161e7a {
  border: 2px solid #161e7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161e7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 30 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 69% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161e7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161e7a, #40167a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161e7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 30 122 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 1.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.10 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.25 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.03 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.21 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.90 #e9e185 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#161e7a  rgb(22, 30, 122)  hsl(235, 69%, 28%)  Midnight Blue
#7a7216  rgb(122, 114, 22)  hsl(55, 69%, 28%)  Olive
#7a161e  rgb(122, 22, 30)  hsl(355, 69%, 28%)  Burgundy
#1e7a16  rgb(30, 122, 22)  hsl(115, 69%, 28%)  Green