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#280736

#280736 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#280736 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 2.75% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.93% cyan, 87.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.13°, with 77.05% saturation and 11.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 13.18.

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Relative luminance0.0087

Complementary

  1. #280736
  2. #153607

Split complementary

  1. #280736
  2. #2c3607
  3. #073611

Analogous

  1. #110736
  2. #280736
  3. #36072c

Triadic

  1. #280736
  2. #362807
  3. #073628

Tetradic

  1. #280736
  2. #360715
  3. #153607
  4. #073628

Square

  1. #280736
  2. #361107
  3. #153607
  4. #072c36

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0212
  2. #0d0212
  3. #280736
  4. #5a107a
  5. #8c19bd

Shades

#280736 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280736
  2. #240631
  3. #20062b
  4. #1c0526
  5. #180420
  6. #14041b
  7. #100316
  8. #0c0210
  9. #08010b
  10. #040105
  11. #000000

Tints

#280736 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280736
  2. #3e204a
  3. #53395e
  4. #695172
  5. #7e6a86
  6. #94839b
  7. #a99caf
  8. #bfb5c3
  9. #d4cdd7
  10. #eae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280736 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280736
  2. #31133d
  3. #3a1f45
  4. #422b4c
  5. #4b3754
  6. #54445b
  7. #5d5062
  8. #665c6a
  9. #6e6871
  10. #777479
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1227 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #041835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27111e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #141137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #181335 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #270e29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280736 {
  color: #280736;
}
Background
.bg-280736 {
  background-color: #280736;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280736 {
  border: 2px solid #280736;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280736;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 7 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280736 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280736, #36072c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280736 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 7 54 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.33 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.42 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.55 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 15.85 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.15 #d7f8c9 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#280736  rgb(40, 7, 54)  hsl(282, 77%, 12%)  Midnight Blue
#153607  rgb(21, 54, 7)  hsl(102, 77%, 12%)  British Racing Green
#362807  rgb(54, 40, 7)  hsl(42, 77%, 12%)  Bistre
#073628  rgb(7, 54, 40)  hsl(162, 77%, 12%)  Phthalo Green