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#241A4E

#241a4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#241a4e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 10.2% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 251.54°, with 50% saturation and 20.39% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.0166

Complementary

  1. #241a4e
  2. #444e1a

Split complementary

  1. #241a4e
  2. #4e3e1a
  3. #2a4e1a

Analogous

  1. #1a2a4e
  2. #241a4e
  3. #3e1a4e

Triadic

  1. #241a4e
  2. #4e241a
  3. #1a4e24

Tetradic

  1. #241a4e
  2. #4e1a44
  3. #444e1a
  4. #1a4e24

Square

  1. #241a4e
  2. #4e1a2a
  3. #444e1a
  4. #1a4e3e

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #0a0715
  3. #241a4e
  4. #3e2d87
  5. #5a41c0

Shades

#241a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #241a4e
  2. #201746
  3. #1d153e
  4. #191237
  5. #16102f
  6. #120d27
  7. #0e0a1f
  8. #0b0817
  9. #070510
  10. #040308
  11. #000000

Tints

#241a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #241a4e
  2. #3a3160
  3. #504871
  4. #665f83
  5. #7c7695
  6. #928da7
  7. #a7a3b8
  8. #bdbaca
  9. #d3d1dc
  10. #e9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#241a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #241a4e
  2. #2d2453
  3. #362e58
  4. #40395d
  5. #494362
  6. #524d67
  7. #5b576c
  8. #646171
  9. #6e6c76
  10. #77767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232039 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002450 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00214d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #152631 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #12204f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #121f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c223e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-241a4e {
  color: #241a4e;
}
Background
.bg-241a4e {
  background-color: #241a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-241a4e {
  border: 2px solid #241a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #241a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 26 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 50% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-241a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #241a4e, #3e1a4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-241a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 26 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.39 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.28 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.70 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 12.29 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.64 #dbe5b1 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#241a4e  rgb(36, 26, 78)  hsl(252, 50%, 20%)  Midnight Blue
#444e1a  rgb(68, 78, 26)  hsl(72, 50%, 20%)  Army Green
#4e241a  rgb(78, 36, 26)  hsl(12, 50%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#1a4e24  rgb(26, 78, 36)  hsl(132, 50%, 20%)  British Racing Green