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#161F80

#161f80 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#161f80 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 12.16% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.81% cyan, 75.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 234.91°, with 70.67% saturation and 29.41% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.0271

Complementary

  1. #161f80
  2. #807716

Split complementary

  1. #161f80
  2. #804216
  3. #548016

Analogous

  1. #165480
  2. #161f80
  3. #421680

Triadic

  1. #161f80
  2. #80161f
  3. #1f8016

Tetradic

  1. #161f80
  2. #771680
  3. #807716
  4. #1f8016

Square

  1. #161f80
  2. #801654
  3. #807716
  4. #168042

Monochromatic

  1. #030411
  2. #0b0f3f
  3. #161f80
  4. #212fc1
  5. #4e5be1

Shades

#161f80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161f80
  2. #141c73
  3. #121966
  4. #0f165a
  5. #0d134d
  6. #0b1040
  7. #090c33
  8. #070926
  9. #04061a
  10. #02030d
  11. #000000

Tints

#161f80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161f80
  2. #2d358d
  3. #454c99
  4. #5c62a6
  5. #7379b3
  6. #8b8fc0
  7. #a2a5cc
  8. #b9bcd9
  9. #d0d2e6
  10. #e8e9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161f80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161f80
  2. #212980
  3. #2b3280
  4. #363c80
  5. #404680
  6. #4b5080
  7. #565980
  8. #606380
  9. #6b6d80
  10. #757680
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #26295a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00297e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002c82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00257f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003265 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161f80 {
  color: #161f80;
}
Background
.bg-161f80 {
  background-color: #161f80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161f80 {
  border: 2px solid #161f80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161f80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 31 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 71% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161f80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161f80, #421680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161f80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 31 128 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.90 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.95 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.01 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.08 #e9e07f Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#161f80  rgb(22, 31, 128)  hsl(235, 71%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#807716  rgb(128, 119, 22)  hsl(55, 71%, 29%)  Olive
#80161f  rgb(128, 22, 31)  hsl(355, 71%, 29%)  Falu Red
#1f8016  rgb(31, 128, 22)  hsl(115, 71%, 29%)  Green