bluecoolCSS named color
Midnight Blue #191970
A very dark blue, like a night sky; softer than black for dark themes.
Use cases: Dark themes · Night palettes
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #191970 | |
| RGB | rgb(25, 25, 112) | |
| HSL | hsl(240, 64%, 27%) | |
| HSV | hsv(240, 78%, 44%) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.7%, 77.7%, 0%, 56.1%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6722, 2.0714, 15.5324) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(15.9, 31.7, -49.6) | |
| Luminance | 0.021 (WCAG relative) |
/* Midnight Blue */
color: #191970;
background-color: #191970;
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
Shades (toward black)
#171765 #14145a #12124e #0f0f43 #0d0d38 #0a0a2d #080822 #050516 #03030b #000000
Tints (toward white)
#30307e #47478d #5e5e9b #7575a9 #8c8cb8 #a3a3c6 #babad4 #d1d1e2 #e8e8f1 #ffffff
Tones (toward gray)
#232372 #2e2e73 #383875 #424276 #4d4d78 #57577a #61617b #6b6b7d #76767e #808080
Color harmonies
Complementary
Edit in generator →#191970
#707019
#191970 #707019
Analogous
Edit in generator →#194570
#191970
#451970
#194570 #191970 #451970
Triadic
Edit in generator →#191970
#701919
#197019
#191970 #701919 #197019
Tetradic
Edit in generator →#191970
#701945
#707019
#197045
#191970 #701945 #707019 #197045
Split Complementary
Edit in generator →#191970
#704519
#457019
#191970 #704519 #457019
Monochromatic
Edit in generator →#060619
#0E0E3E
#191970
#2424A2
#3232D1
#060619 #0e0e3e #191970 #2424a2 #3232d1
Accessibility & contrast
14.85
#191970 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓
1.41
#191970 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
Best text on midnight blue
14.85
#FFFFFF text
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1.
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀).
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Indigo #4B0082 | 8.86 | |
| Navy Blue #1B2A4A | 10.96 | |
| Gunmetal #2A3439 | 14.26 | |
| Charcoal #36454F | 14.52 | |
| Ocean Blue #4F42B5 | 14.98 | |
| Cobalt #0047AB | 15.49 |
Related colors
Palettes with midnight blue
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.