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#260B3A

#260b3a ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#260b3a is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 4.31% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.48% cyan, 81.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 274.47°, with 68.12% saturation and 13.53% 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 17.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 11.9.

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Relative luminance0.0096

Complementary

  1. #260b3a
  2. #1f3a0b

Split complementary

  1. #260b3a
  2. #373a0b
  3. #0b3a0f

Analogous

  1. #0f0b3a
  2. #260b3a
  3. #3a0b37

Triadic

  1. #260b3a
  2. #3a260b
  3. #0b3a26

Tetradic

  1. #260b3a
  2. #3a0b1f
  3. #1f3a0b
  4. #0b3a26

Square

  1. #260b3a
  2. #3a0f0b
  3. #1f3a0b
  4. #0b373a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0311
  2. #0b0311
  3. #260b3a
  4. #50177a
  5. #7a23bb

Shades

#260b3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #260b3a
  2. #220a34
  3. #1e092e
  4. #1b0829
  5. #170723
  6. #13061d
  7. #0f0417
  8. #0b0311
  9. #08020c
  10. #040106
  11. #000000

Tints

#260b3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #260b3a
  2. #3c234e
  3. #513c61
  4. #675475
  5. #7d6d89
  6. #93859d
  7. #a89db0
  8. #beb6c4
  9. #d4ced8
  10. #e9e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#260b3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #260b3a
  2. #2f1741
  3. #382248
  4. #412e4f
  5. #4a3a56
  6. #53465d
  7. #5c5164
  8. #655d6b
  9. #6e6972
  10. #777479
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #191919 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f142a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00183b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #011939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #231621 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #13143b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #161439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #24122d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-260b3a {
  color: #260b3a;
}
Background
.bg-260b3a {
  background-color: #260b3a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-260b3a {
  border: 2px solid #260b3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #260b3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 11 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 68% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-260b3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #260b3a, #3a0b37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-260b3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 11 58 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.90 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.38 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 13.93 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.20 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.49 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 15.66 #d9f4c5 Inverted #191919 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#260b3a  rgb(38, 11, 58)  hsl(274, 68%, 14%)  Midnight Blue
#1f3a0b  rgb(31, 58, 11)  hsl(94, 68%, 14%)  British Racing Green
#3a260b  rgb(58, 38, 11)  hsl(34, 68%, 14%)  Bistre
#0b3a26  rgb(11, 58, 38)  hsl(154, 68%, 14%)  Phthalo Green