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#182C6E

#182c6e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#182c6e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 17.25% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.18% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 226.05°, with 64.18% saturation and 26.27% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0312

Complementary

  1. #182c6e
  2. #6e5a18

Split complementary

  1. #182c6e
  2. #6e2f18
  3. #576e18

Analogous

  1. #18576e
  2. #182c6e
  3. #2f186e

Triadic

  1. #182c6e
  2. #6e182c
  3. #2c6e18

Tetradic

  1. #182c6e
  2. #5a186e
  3. #6e5a18
  4. #2c6e18

Square

  1. #182c6e
  2. #6e1857
  3. #6e5a18
  4. #186e2f

Monochromatic

  1. #040711
  2. #0a132f
  3. #182c6e
  4. #2645ad
  5. #4869d7

Shades

#182c6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #182c6e
  2. #162863
  3. #132358
  4. #111f4d
  5. #0e1a42
  6. #0c1637
  7. #0a122c
  8. #070d21
  9. #050916
  10. #02040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#182c6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #182c6e
  2. #2f417d
  3. #46568b
  4. #5d6b9a
  5. #7480a8
  6. #8c96b7
  7. #a3abc5
  8. #bac0d4
  9. #d1d5e2
  10. #e8eaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#182c6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #182c6e
  2. #223470
  3. #2d3d72
  4. #374573
  5. #424e75
  6. #4c5677
  7. #565e79
  8. #61677b
  9. #6b6f7c
  10. #76787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292f50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003670 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #04326f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00365a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-182c6e {
  color: #182c6e;
}
Background
.bg-182c6e {
  background-color: #182c6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-182c6e {
  border: 2px solid #182c6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #182c6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 44 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 64% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-182c6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #182c6e, #2f186e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-182c6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 44 110 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.62 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.39 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.89 #e7d391 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#182c6e  rgb(24, 44, 110)  hsl(226, 64%, 26%)  Midnight Blue
#6e5a18  rgb(110, 90, 24)  hsl(46, 64%, 26%)  Field Drab
#6e182c  rgb(110, 24, 44)  hsl(346, 64%, 26%)  Claret
#2c6e18  rgb(44, 110, 24)  hsl(106, 64%, 26%)  Pakistan Green