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#230B4E

#230b4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#230b4e is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 4.31% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.13% cyan, 85.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 261.49°, 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 17.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.07.

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Relative luminance0.0115

Complementary

  1. #230b4e
  2. #364e0b

Split complementary

  1. #230b4e
  2. #4e440b
  3. #154e0b

Analogous

  1. #0b154e
  2. #230b4e
  3. #440b4e

Triadic

  1. #230b4e
  2. #4e230b
  3. #0b4e23

Tetradic

  1. #230b4e
  2. #4e0b36
  3. #364e0b
  4. #0b4e23

Square

  1. #230b4e
  2. #4e0b15
  3. #364e0b
  4. #0b4e44

Monochromatic

  1. #080312
  2. #080312
  3. #230b4e
  4. #411491
  5. #5f1ed4

Shades

#230b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #230b4e
  2. #200a46
  3. #1c093e
  4. #190837
  5. #15072f
  6. #120627
  7. #0e041f
  8. #0b0317
  9. #070210
  10. #040108
  11. #000000

Tints

#230b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #230b4e
  2. #392360
  3. #4f3c71
  4. #655483
  5. #7b6d95
  6. #9185a7
  7. #a79db8
  8. #bdb6ca
  9. #d3cedc
  10. #e9e7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#230b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #230b4e
  2. #2c1753
  3. #362258
  4. #3f2e5d
  5. #483a62
  6. #524667
  7. #5b516c
  8. #645d71
  9. #6d6976
  10. #77747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1636 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001d50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001a4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #141e2c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #03174f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #06154d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b183c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-230b4e {
  color: #230b4e;
}
Background
.bg-230b4e {
  background-color: #230b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-230b4e {
  border: 2px solid #230b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #230b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 11 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 75% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-230b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #230b4e, #440b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-230b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 11 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.71 #000080 Navy ΔE 9.43 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.24 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.36 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 10.67 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.34 #dcf4b1 Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#230b4e  rgb(35, 11, 78)  hsl(261, 75%, 17%)  Midnight Blue
#364e0b  rgb(54, 78, 11)  hsl(81, 75%, 17%)  Army Green
#4e230b  rgb(78, 35, 11)  hsl(21, 75%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#0b4e23  rgb(11, 78, 35)  hsl(141, 75%, 17%)  British Racing Green