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#170449

#170449 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#170449 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 1.57% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.49% cyan, 94.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 256.52°, with 89.61% saturation and 15.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.67.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0075

Complementary

  1. #170449
  2. #364904

Split complementary

  1. #170449
  2. #493a04
  3. #144904

Analogous

  1. #041449
  2. #170449
  3. #3a0449

Triadic

  1. #170449
  2. #491704
  3. #044917

Tetradic

  1. #170449
  2. #490436
  3. #364904
  4. #044917

Square

  1. #170449
  2. #490414
  3. #364904
  4. #04493a

Monochromatic

  1. #060113
  2. #060113
  3. #170449
  4. #2e0892
  5. #450cda

Shades

#170449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170449
  2. #150442
  3. #12033a
  4. #100333
  5. #0e022c
  6. #0c0225
  7. #09021d
  8. #070116
  9. #05010f
  10. #020007
  11. #000000

Tints

#170449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170449
  2. #2e1d5b
  3. #45366d
  4. #5d4f80
  5. #746892
  6. #8b82a4
  7. #a29bb6
  8. #b9b4c8
  9. #d1cddb
  10. #e8e6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170449
  2. #22104f
  3. #2c1d54
  4. #37295a
  5. #41365f
  6. #4c4265
  7. #564e6a
  8. #615b70
  9. #6b6775
  10. #76747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #161031 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00174b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001a28 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00114a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000e48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #091338 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170449 {
  color: #170449;
}
Background
.bg-170449 {
  background-color: #170449;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170449 {
  border: 2px solid #170449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 4 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 90% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170449, #3a0449);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 4 73 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.76 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.56 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.68 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.54 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.38 #e8fbb6 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#170449  rgb(23, 4, 73)  hsl(257, 90%, 15%)  Midnight Blue
#364904  rgb(54, 73, 4)  hsl(77, 90%, 15%)  Army Green
#491704  rgb(73, 23, 4)  hsl(17, 90%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#044917  rgb(4, 73, 23)  hsl(137, 90%, 15%)  British Racing Green