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#28287C

#28287c ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#28287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.74% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 51.22% saturation and 32.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.0342

Complementary

  1. #28287c
  2. #7c7c28

Split complementary

  1. #28287c
  2. #7c5228
  3. #527c28

Analogous

  1. #28527c
  2. #28287c
  3. #52287c

Triadic

  1. #28287c
  2. #7c2828
  3. #287c28

Tetradic

  1. #28287c
  2. #7c287c
  3. #7c7c28
  4. #287c28

Square

  1. #28287c
  2. #7c2852
  3. #7c7c28
  4. #287c52

Monochromatic

  1. #05050f
  2. #151542
  3. #28287c
  4. #3b3bb6
  5. #6d6dd0

Shades

#28287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28287c
  2. #242470
  3. #202063
  4. #1c1c57
  5. #18184a
  6. #14143e
  7. #101032
  8. #0c0c25
  9. #080819
  10. #04040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#28287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28287c
  2. #3e3e89
  3. #535396
  4. #6969a3
  5. #7e7eb0
  6. #9494be
  7. #a9a9cb
  8. #bfbfd8
  9. #d4d4e5
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28287c
  2. #31317c
  3. #3a3a7d
  4. #42427d
  5. #4b4b7e
  6. #54547e
  7. #5d5d7e
  8. #66667f
  9. #6e6e7f
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30305a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00387f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00307a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00327e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #063664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28287c {
  color: #28287c;
}
Background
.bg-28287c {
  background-color: #28287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28287c {
  border: 2px solid #28287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28287c, #52287c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.00 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.09 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.03 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.11 #d7d783 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#28287c  rgb(40, 40, 124)  hsl(240, 51%, 32%)  Midnight Blue
#7c7c28  rgb(124, 124, 40)  hsl(60, 51%, 32%)  Olive
#7c2828  rgb(124, 40, 40)  hsl(0, 51%, 32%)  Falu Red
#287c28  rgb(40, 124, 40)  hsl(120, 51%, 32%)  Green