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Quiet Midnight Weave

#1e2c58
Notes

Quiet Midnight Weave (#1E2C58) is a deep blue with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (226°, 49%, 23%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#1e2c58
RGB
rgb(30, 44, 88)
HSL
hsl(226, 49%, 23%)
HWB
hwb(226 12% 65%)
OKLCH
oklch(30.7% 0.081 268.1)
HSV
hsv(226, 66%, 35%)
LAB
lab(19.15% 9.90 -28.41)
LCH
lch(19.15% 30.09 289.21)
CMYK
cmyk(66%, 50%, 0%, 65%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#1e2c58
Original
#17315a
Protanopia
#0d2c57
Deuteranopia
#00363d
Tritanopia
#2c2c2c
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
13.49:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
1.56:1

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