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#271968

#271968 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#271968 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 9.8% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 75.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 250.63°, with 61.24% saturation and 25.29% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0213

Complementary

  1. #271968
  2. #5a6819

Split complementary

  1. #271968
  2. #684e19
  3. #326819

Analogous

  1. #193268
  2. #271968
  3. #4e1968

Triadic

  1. #271968
  2. #682719
  3. #196827

Tetradic

  1. #271968
  2. #68195a
  3. #5a6819
  4. #196827

Square

  1. #271968
  2. #681932
  3. #5a6819
  4. #19684e

Monochromatic

  1. #060410
  2. #100a2a
  3. #271968
  4. #3e28a6
  5. #6047d3

Shades

#271968 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271968
  2. #23175e
  3. #1f1453
  4. #1b1249
  5. #170f3e
  6. #140d34
  7. #100a2a
  8. #0c081f
  9. #080515
  10. #04030a
  11. #000000

Tints

#271968 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271968
  2. #3d3077
  3. #524786
  4. #685e95
  5. #7d75a4
  6. #938cb4
  7. #a9a3c3
  8. #bebad2
  9. #d4d1e1
  10. #e9e8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271968 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271968
  2. #30236a
  3. #392e6d
  4. #42386f
  5. #4b4272
  6. #544d74
  7. #5c5776
  8. #656179
  9. #6e6b7b
  10. #77767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28234a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002f3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002569 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002167 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #162752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271968 {
  color: #271968;
}
Background
.bg-271968 {
  background-color: #271968;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271968 {
  border: 2px solid #271968;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271968;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 25 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 61% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271968 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271968, #4e1968);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271968 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 25 104 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.49 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.01 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.85 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.02 #d8e697 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#271968  rgb(39, 25, 104)  hsl(251, 61%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#5a6819  rgb(90, 104, 25)  hsl(71, 61%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#682719  rgb(104, 39, 25)  hsl(11, 61%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#196827  rgb(25, 104, 39)  hsl(131, 61%, 25%)  Pakistan Green