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#37224D

#37224d ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#37224d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 13.33% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 55.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 269.3°, with 38.74% saturation and 21.76% 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 11.34.

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Relative luminance0.0249

Complementary

  1. #37224d
  2. #384d22

Split complementary

  1. #37224d
  2. #4d4c22
  3. #224d22

Analogous

  1. #22224d
  2. #37224d
  3. #4c224d

Triadic

  1. #37224d
  2. #4d3722
  3. #224d37

Tetradic

  1. #37224d
  2. #4d2238
  3. #384d22
  4. #224d37

Square

  1. #37224d
  2. #4d2222
  3. #384d22
  4. #224d4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a060e
  2. #110b18
  3. #37224d
  4. #5d3982
  5. #8354b4

Shades

#37224d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37224d
  2. #321f45
  3. #2c1b3e
  4. #271836
  5. #21142e
  6. #1c1127
  7. #160e1f
  8. #110a17
  9. #0b070f
  10. #060308
  11. #000000

Tints

#37224d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37224d
  2. #4b385f
  3. #5f4e71
  4. #736482
  5. #877a94
  6. #9b91a6
  7. #afa7b8
  8. #c3bdca
  9. #d7d3db
  10. #ebe9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37224d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37224d
  2. #3e2b52
  3. #463557
  4. #4d3e5c
  5. #544861
  6. #5c5167
  7. #635a6c
  8. #6a6471
  9. #716d76
  10. #79777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #31283c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #152b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b2c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #332a34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26284e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29284c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35273f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37224d {
  color: #37224d;
}
Background
.bg-37224d {
  background-color: #37224d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-37224d {
  border: 2px solid #37224d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37224d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 34 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 269 39% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37224d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37224d, #4c224d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37224d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 34 77 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.73 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.90 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 12.97 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 13.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.13 #c8ddb2 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#37224d  rgb(55, 34, 77)  hsl(269, 39%, 22%)  Midnight Blue
#384d22  rgb(56, 77, 34)  hsl(89, 39%, 22%)  Army Green
#4d3722  rgb(77, 55, 34)  hsl(29, 39%, 22%)  Bistre
#224d37  rgb(34, 77, 55)  hsl(149, 39%, 22%)  British Racing Green