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#281A67

#281a67 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#281a67 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 10.2% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 74.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 59.69% 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 14.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.0217

Complementary

  1. #281a67
  2. #59671a

Split complementary

  1. #281a67
  2. #674e1a
  3. #32671a

Analogous

  1. #1a3267
  2. #281a67
  3. #4e1a67

Triadic

  1. #281a67
  2. #67281a
  3. #1a6728

Tetradic

  1. #281a67
  2. #671a59
  3. #59671a
  4. #1a6728

Square

  1. #281a67
  2. #671a32
  3. #59671a
  4. #1a674e

Monochromatic

  1. #060410
  2. #100b2a
  3. #281a67
  4. #4029a4
  5. #6249d1

Shades

#281a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281a67
  2. #24175d
  3. #201552
  4. #1c1248
  5. #18103e
  6. #140d34
  7. #100a29
  8. #0c081f
  9. #080515
  10. #04030a
  11. #000000

Tints

#281a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281a67
  2. #3e3176
  3. #534885
  4. #695f95
  5. #7e76a4
  6. #948db3
  7. #a9a3c2
  8. #bfbad1
  9. #d4d1e1
  10. #eae8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281a67
  2. #31246a
  3. #3a2e6c
  4. #42396f
  5. #4b4371
  6. #544d74
  7. #5d5776
  8. #666179
  9. #6e6c7b
  10. #77767e
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282349 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002b69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002666 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #052f3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #012568 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #192852 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281a67 {
  color: #281a67;
}
Background
.bg-281a67 {
  background-color: #281a67;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281a67 {
  border: 2px solid #281a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 26 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 60% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281a67, #4e1a67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 26 103 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.81 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.23 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.04 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.17 #d7e598 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#281a67  rgb(40, 26, 103)  hsl(251, 60%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#59671a  rgb(89, 103, 26)  hsl(71, 60%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green
#67281a  rgb(103, 40, 26)  hsl(11, 60%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#1a6728  rgb(26, 103, 40)  hsl(131, 60%, 25%)  Cadmium Green