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#280F32

#280f32 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#280f32 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, 5.88% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 53.85% saturation and 12.75% 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 17.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 14.7.

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Relative luminance0.0102

Complementary

  1. #280f32
  2. #19320f

Split complementary

  1. #280f32
  2. #2b320f
  3. #0f3217

Analogous

  1. #170f32
  2. #280f32
  3. #320f2b

Triadic

  1. #280f32
  2. #32280f
  3. #0f3228

Tetradic

  1. #280f32
  2. #320f19
  3. #19320f
  4. #0f3228

Square

  1. #280f32
  2. #32170f
  3. #19320f
  4. #0f2b32

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0510
  2. #0d0510
  3. #280f32
  4. #57216d
  5. #8632a8

Shades

#280f32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280f32
  2. #240e2d
  3. #200c28
  4. #1c0b23
  5. #18091e
  6. #140819
  7. #100614
  8. #0c050f
  9. #08030a
  10. #040205
  11. #000000

Tints

#280f32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280f32
  2. #3e2747
  3. #533f5b
  4. #695770
  5. #7e6f84
  6. #948799
  7. #a99fad
  8. #bfb7c2
  9. #d4cfd6
  10. #eae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280f32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280f32
  2. #311a3a
  3. #3a2642
  4. #423149
  5. #4b3c51
  6. #544859
  7. #5d5361
  8. #665e69
  9. #6e6970
  10. #777578
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1a1a1a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #201625 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #061833 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f1b31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #27151e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #191533 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b1731 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #281327 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280f32 {
  color: #280f32;
}
Background
.bg-280f32 {
  background-color: #280f32;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280f32 {
  border: 2px solid #280f32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280f32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 15 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 54% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280f32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280f32, #320f2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280f32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 15 50 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.70 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 15.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.25 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.40 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.18 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 16.48 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 17.17 #d7f0cd Inverted #1a1a1a Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#280f32  rgb(40, 15, 50)  hsl(283, 54%, 13%)  Midnight Blue
#19320f  rgb(25, 50, 15)  hsl(103, 54%, 13%)  Phthalo Green
#32280f  rgb(50, 40, 15)  hsl(43, 54%, 13%)  Bistre
#0f3228  rgb(15, 50, 40)  hsl(163, 54%, 13%)  Phthalo Green