≈ Nightly Voyager
#39172A is closest to Nightly Voyager in our library. Nightly Voyager (#39172A) is a very dark, muted pink with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 326° and a lightness of 26%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
About this color
What Nightly Voyager looks like, feels like and where it works.
Description
Nightly Voyager (#39172A) is a very dark, muted pink with a balanced feel. It has a hue angle of 326° and a lightness of 26%. Its muted saturation keeps it calm and sophisticated, easy to live with in large areas.
Psychology
Pink softens red with white. It reads as caring, warm and playful, and ranges from bubblegum energy to sophisticated blush. As a dark shade, Nightly Voyager feels weighty and serious.
Meaning
Pink is tied to romance, kindness and youth. Its link to girls and baby clothes is a modern convention, not a fixed meaning.
Why use this color
Nightly Voyager is an easy supporting color. It carries white text well, so it works as a button, header or badge background. Pair it with its tints and shades for a complete scale.
Applications
- Beauty, fashion and lifestyle
- Celebrations and weddings
- Friendly, expressive brands
- Soft backgrounds and highlights
History
The color is named after the flower called a pink (Dianthus), and first appears as a color name in the 1600s.
Accessibility
White text on Nightly Voyager has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA); black text has 1.32:1 (fails). WCAG AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and interface parts. Do not rely on color alone to carry meaning: pair it with text, an icon or a pattern.
Variations of Nightly Voyager
Tailwind-style scale
Color harmonies of Nightly Voyager
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Color blindness simulator
These are approximations to help you check that meaning never depends on color alone. Real vision varies from person to person.