Colors

#191970

Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue is #191970. In CSS you can write it as the keyword midnightblue. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#191970
RGB
rgb(25, 25, 112)
HSL
hsl(240,64%,27%)
HSV
hsv(240, 78%, 44%)
CMYK
cmyk(78,78,0,56)
OKLCH
oklch(28.8% 0.144 272.8)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#47478D

20% white

#7575A9

40% white

#A3A3C6

60% white

#D1D1E2

80% white

Shades

#14145A

20% black

#0F0F43

40% black

#0A0A2D

60% black

#050516

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Midnight Blue. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#191971

#717119

#3B3B9B

#9B9B3B

#151528

Analogous

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#194571

#191971

#451971

#711971

#1F6A6A

Triadic

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#191971

#711919

#197119

#9B3B3B

#183F18

Split Complementary

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#191971

#714519

#457119

#4A4AA6

#282815

Monochromatic

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#121254

#202092

#2E2ED1

#6D6DDF

#ABABED

Tetradic

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#191971

#711945

#717119

#197145

#8D3A63

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 14.85:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass
On black · 1.41:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail

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