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#28287E

#28287e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#28287e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.25% cyan, 68.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 51.81% saturation and 32.55% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.0348

Complementary

  1. #28287e
  2. #7e7e28

Split complementary

  1. #28287e
  2. #7e5328
  3. #537e28

Analogous

  1. #28537e
  2. #28287e
  3. #53287e

Triadic

  1. #28287e
  2. #7e2828
  3. #287e28

Tetradic

  1. #28287e
  2. #7e287e
  3. #7e7e28
  4. #287e28

Square

  1. #28287e
  2. #7e2853
  3. #7e7e28
  4. #287e53

Monochromatic

  1. #05050f
  2. #161644
  3. #28287e
  4. #3a3ab8
  5. #6e6ed1

Shades

#28287e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28287e
  2. #242471
  3. #202065
  4. #1c1c58
  5. #18184c
  6. #14143f
  7. #101032
  8. #0c0c26
  9. #080819
  10. #04040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#28287e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28287e
  2. #3e3e8b
  3. #535398
  4. #6969a5
  5. #7e7eb2
  6. #9494bf
  7. #a9a9cb
  8. #bfbfd8
  9. #d4d4e5
  10. #eaeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28287e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28287e
  2. #31317e
  3. #3a3a7e
  4. #42427f
  5. #4b4b7f
  6. #54547f
  7. #5d5d7f
  8. #66667f
  9. #6e6e80
  10. #777780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30305b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00307c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003280 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002d7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #043765 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28287e {
  color: #28287e;
}
Background
.bg-28287e {
  background-color: #28287e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28287e {
  border: 2px solid #28287e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28287e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 40 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 52% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28287e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28287e, #53287e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28287e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 40 126 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.89 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.77 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.07 #d7d781 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#28287e  rgb(40, 40, 126)  hsl(240, 52%, 33%)  Midnight Blue
#7e7e28  rgb(126, 126, 40)  hsl(60, 52%, 33%)  Olive
#7e2828  rgb(126, 40, 40)  hsl(0, 52%, 33%)  Falu Red
#287e28  rgb(40, 126, 40)  hsl(120, 52%, 33%)  Green