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#22287C

#22287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#22287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.58% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 56.96% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0331

Complementary

  1. #22287c
  2. #7c7622

Split complementary

  1. #22287c
  2. #7c4922
  3. #557c22

Analogous

  1. #22557c
  2. #22287c
  3. #49227c

Triadic

  1. #22287c
  2. #7c2228
  3. #287c22

Tetradic

  1. #22287c
  2. #76227c
  3. #7c7622
  4. #287c22

Square

  1. #22287c
  2. #7c2255
  3. #7c7622
  4. #227c49

Monochromatic

  1. #040510
  2. #121540
  3. #22287c
  4. #323bb8
  5. #636ad4

Shades

#22287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #22287c
  2. #1f2470
  3. #1b2063
  4. #181c57
  5. #14184a
  6. #11143e
  7. #0e1032
  8. #0a0c25
  9. #070819
  10. #03040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#22287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #22287c
  2. #383e89
  3. #4e5396
  4. #6469a3
  5. #7a7eb0
  6. #9194be
  7. #a7a9cb
  8. #bdbfd8
  9. #d3d4e5
  10. #e9eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#22287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #22287c
  2. #2b317c
  3. #353a7d
  4. #3e427d
  5. #484b7e
  6. #51547e
  7. #5a5d7e
  8. #64667f
  9. #6d6e7f
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2f59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002f7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00327e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-22287c {
  color: #22287c;
}
Background
.bg-22287c {
  background-color: #22287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-22287c {
  border: 2px solid #22287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #22287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 57% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-22287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #22287c, #49227c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-22287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.62 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.52 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #ddd783 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#22287c  rgb(34, 40, 124)  hsl(236, 57%, 31%)  Midnight Blue
#7c7622  rgb(124, 118, 34)  hsl(56, 57%, 31%)  Olive
#7c2228  rgb(124, 34, 40)  hsl(356, 57%, 31%)  Burgundy
#287c22  rgb(40, 124, 34)  hsl(116, 57%, 31%)  Green