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#291E53

#291e53 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#291e53 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 11.76% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.6% cyan, 63.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black. Its hue angle is 252.45°, with 46.9% saturation and 22.16% 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 14.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 7.19.

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Relative luminance0.0202

Complementary

  1. #291e53
  2. #48531e

Split complementary

  1. #291e53
  2. #53441e
  3. #2e531e

Analogous

  1. #1e2e53
  2. #291e53
  3. #441e53

Triadic

  1. #291e53
  2. #53291e
  3. #1e5329

Tetradic

  1. #291e53
  2. #531e48
  3. #48531e
  4. #1e5329

Square

  1. #291e53
  2. #531e2e
  3. #48531e
  4. #1e5344

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #0d0a1b
  3. #291e53
  4. #45328b
  5. #644cbe

Shades

#291e53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #291e53
  2. #251b4b
  3. #211842
  4. #1d153a
  5. #191232
  6. #150f2a
  7. #100c21
  8. #0c0919
  9. #080611
  10. #040308
  11. #000000

Tints

#291e53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #291e53
  2. #3e3564
  3. #544b75
  4. #696287
  5. #7f7898
  6. #948fa9
  7. #a9a5ba
  8. #bfbccb
  9. #d4d2dd
  10. #eae9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#291e53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #291e53
  2. #322858
  3. #3a325c
  4. #433b61
  5. #4c4565
  6. #554f6a
  7. #5d596e
  8. #666373
  9. #6f6c77
  10. #77767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #28243d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002855 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002652 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c2a35 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #172454 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #172352 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #222643 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-291e53 {
  color: #291e53;
}
Background
.bg-291e53 {
  background-color: #291e53;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-291e53 {
  border: 2px solid #291e53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #291e53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 30 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 47% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-291e53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #291e53, #441e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-291e53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 30 83 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.19 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.88 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.32 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.51 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.75 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.78 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.89 #d6e1ac Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#291e53  rgb(41, 30, 83)  hsl(252, 47%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#48531e  rgb(72, 83, 30)  hsl(72, 47%, 22%)  Army Green
#53291e  rgb(83, 41, 30)  hsl(12, 47%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e5329  rgb(30, 83, 41)  hsl(132, 47%, 22%)  Hunter Green