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#270A48

#270a48 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#270a48 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 3.92% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 86.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 268.06°, with 75.61% saturation and 16.08% 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 17.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 8.74.

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Relative luminance0.0112

Complementary

  1. #270a48
  2. #2b480a

Split complementary

  1. #270a48
  2. #48460a
  3. #0c480a

Analogous

  1. #0a0c48
  2. #270a48
  3. #460a48

Triadic

  1. #270a48
  2. #48270a
  3. #0a4827

Tetradic

  1. #270a48
  2. #480a2b
  3. #2b480a
  4. #0a4827

Square

  1. #270a48
  2. #480a0c
  3. #2b480a
  4. #0a4846

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0212
  2. #0a0212
  3. #270a48
  4. #4b138b
  5. #701dce

Shades

#270a48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #270a48
  2. #230941
  3. #1f083a
  4. #1b0732
  5. #17062b
  6. #140524
  7. #10041d
  8. #0c0316
  9. #08020e
  10. #040107
  11. #000000

Tints

#270a48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #270a48
  2. #3d235a
  3. #523b6d
  4. #68547f
  5. #7d6c91
  6. #9385a4
  7. #a99db6
  8. #beb6c8
  9. #d4ceda
  10. #e9e7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#270a48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #270a48
  2. #30164e
  3. #392253
  4. #422d59
  5. #4b395e
  6. #544564
  7. #5c516a
  8. #655d6f
  9. #6e6875
  10. #77747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #201633 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001b4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f1b29 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d1649 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #101547 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #221538 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-270a48 {
  color: #270a48;
}
Background
.bg-270a48 {
  background-color: #270a48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-270a48 {
  border: 2px solid #270a48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #270a48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 10 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 76% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-270a48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #270a48, #460a48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-270a48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 10 72 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.00 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.93 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.00 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 12.23 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.39 #d8f5b7 Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#270a48  rgb(39, 10, 72)  hsl(268, 76%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#2b480a  rgb(43, 72, 10)  hsl(88, 76%, 16%)  Lincoln Green
#48270a  rgb(72, 39, 10)  hsl(28, 76%, 16%)  Bistre
#0a4827  rgb(10, 72, 39)  hsl(148, 76%, 16%)  British Racing Green