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#290D4E

#290d4e ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#290d4e is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 5.1% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.44% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 265.85°, with 71.43% saturation and 17.84% 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 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.66.

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Web safe#330066
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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #290d4e
  2. #324e0d

Split complementary

  1. #290d4e
  2. #4e490d
  3. #114e0d

Analogous

  1. #0d114e
  2. #290d4e
  3. #490d4e

Triadic

  1. #290d4e
  2. #4e290d
  3. #0d4e29

Tetradic

  1. #290d4e
  2. #4e0d32
  3. #324e0d
  4. #0d4e29

Square

  1. #290d4e
  2. #4e0d11
  3. #324e0d
  4. #0d4e49

Monochromatic

  1. #090311
  2. #090311
  3. #290d4e
  4. #4b1890
  5. #6e23d1

Shades

#290d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #290d4e
  2. #250c46
  3. #210a3e
  4. #1d0937
  5. #19082f
  6. #150727
  7. #10051f
  8. #0c0417
  9. #080310
  10. #040108
  11. #000000

Tints

#290d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #290d4e
  2. #3e2560
  3. #543d71
  4. #695683
  5. #7f6e95
  6. #9486a7
  7. #a99eb8
  8. #bfb6ca
  9. #d4cfdc
  10. #eae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#290d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #290d4e
  2. #321953
  3. #3a2458
  4. #43305d
  5. #4c3b62
  6. #554767
  7. #5d526c
  8. #665e71
  9. #6f6976
  10. #77757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #231937 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f1e2d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d194f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #11184d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23193d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-290d4e {
  color: #290d4e;
}
Background
.bg-290d4e {
  background-color: #290d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-290d4e {
  border: 2px solid #290d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #290d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 13 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 71% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-290d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #290d4e, #490d4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-290d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 13 78 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.66 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.97 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.97 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 11.29 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.96 #d6f2b1 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#290d4e  rgb(41, 13, 78)  hsl(266, 71%, 18%)  Midnight Blue
#324e0d  rgb(50, 78, 13)  hsl(86, 71%, 18%)  Lincoln Green
#4e290d  rgb(78, 41, 13)  hsl(26, 71%, 18%)  Bistre
#0d4e29  rgb(13, 78, 41)  hsl(146, 71%, 18%)  British Racing Green