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Midnight blue color: #191970

Midnight blue is #191970, rgb(25, 25, 112) in RGB and oklch(28.812% 0.14363 272.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shades, matching colors and palettes are below.

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240°
100%

28.8%
0.144
273°
  • Indigo
  • Very dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • violet-950
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.85:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.41:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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Questions about Midnight blue

What is the hex code for Midnight blue?

The hex code for Midnight blue is #191970. In RGB it is rgb(25, 25, 112), in HSL hsl(240, 63.5%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.812% 0.14363 272.765).

What colors go well with Midnight blue?

Its complementary color is #382900. For a calmer look, pair it with the analogous colors #002d57 and #3a0663. Ready palettes with Midnight blue are shown on this page.

Is Midnight blue a warm or cool color?

Midnight blue is a cool color with an OKLCH hue of 273 degrees.

What text color is readable on Midnight blue?

White text is more readable on Midnight blue: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and black gives 1.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

About #191970

#191970 is a deep very dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 28.8% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.85:1 contrast and black text 1.41:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (#191970). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-950.

More very dark indigo colors

Lighter: #191970 mixed with white

  1. 191970

Darker: #191970 mixed with black

  1. 191970

Calmer: #191970 with less saturation

  1. 191970

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Analogous
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