Palettes / Colors / #131981

#131981 — Blue

#131981 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #131981 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#131981 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #817B13; it also sits naturally between #134F81 and #441381. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 7% · Green 10% · Blue 51%

Cyan 85% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #131981

.text { color: #131981; }
.background { background-color: #131981; }
.border { border: 3px solid #131981; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(19, 25, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 74%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #131981; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(19, 25, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #131981; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(19, 25, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#131981">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#131981">Div content here</div>

Shades of #131981

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Tones of #131981

Color harmonies

Complementary — #817B13:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #131981: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #131981

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #131981 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #131981 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #131981?

#131981 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 19, 25, 129). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #131981?

#131981 is RGB 19, 25, 129 — HSL 237°, 74%, 29% — CMYK 85%, 81%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #131981?

Its complement is #817B13; analogous partners are #134F81 and #441381. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #131981 for text?

White text on #131981 has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.48:1.