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#170B4E

#170b4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#170b4e 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, 4.31% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 250.75°, with 75.28% saturation and 17.45% 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 17.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.0097

Complementary

  1. #170b4e
  2. #424e0b

Split complementary

  1. #170b4e
  2. #4e390b
  3. #204e0b

Analogous

  1. #0b204e
  2. #170b4e
  3. #390b4e

Triadic

  1. #170b4e
  2. #4e170b
  3. #0b4e17

Tetradic

  1. #170b4e
  2. #4e0b42
  3. #424e0b
  4. #0b4e17

Square

  1. #170b4e
  2. #4e0b20
  3. #424e0b
  4. #0b4e39

Monochromatic

  1. #050312
  2. #050312
  3. #170b4e
  4. #2b1491
  5. #3f1ed4

Shades

#170b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #170b4e
  2. #150a46
  3. #12093e
  4. #100837
  5. #0e072f
  6. #0c0627
  7. #09041f
  8. #070317
  9. #050210
  10. #020108
  11. #000000

Tints

#170b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #170b4e
  2. #2e2360
  3. #453c71
  4. #5d5483
  5. #746d95
  6. #8b85a7
  7. #a29db8
  8. #b9b6ca
  9. #d1cedc
  10. #e8e7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#170b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #170b4e
  2. #221753
  3. #2c2258
  4. #372e5d
  5. #413a62
  6. #4c4667
  7. #56516c
  8. #615d71
  9. #6b6976
  10. #76747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #181436 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001b50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00164d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001f2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00164f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00134d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #05193c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-170b4e {
  color: #170b4e;
}
Background
.bg-170b4e {
  background-color: #170b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-170b4e {
  border: 2px solid #170b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #170b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 11 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 75% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-170b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #170b4e, #390b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-170b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 11 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.29 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.00 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.79 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.68 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.13 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.81 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.27 #e8f4b1 Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#170b4e  rgb(23, 11, 78)  hsl(251, 75%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#424e0b  rgb(66, 78, 11)  hsl(71, 75%, 17%)  Army Green
#4e170b  rgb(78, 23, 11)  hsl(11, 75%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0b4e17  rgb(11, 78, 23)  hsl(131, 75%, 17%)  Lincoln Green