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#000233

#000233 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#000233 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 0.78% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black. Its hue angle is 237.65°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0028

Complementary

  1. #000233
  2. #333100

Split complementary

  1. #000233
  2. #331800
  3. #1b3300

Analogous

  1. #001b33
  2. #000233
  3. #180033

Triadic

  1. #000233
  2. #330002
  3. #023300

Tetradic

  1. #000233
  2. #310033
  3. #333100
  4. #023300

Square

  1. #000233
  2. #33001b
  3. #333100
  4. #003318

Monochromatic

  1. #000114
  2. #000114
  3. #000233
  4. #000580
  5. #0008cc

Shades

#000233 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #000233
  2. #00022e
  3. #000229
  4. #000124
  5. #00011f
  6. #00011a
  7. #000114
  8. #00010f
  9. #00000a
  10. #000005
  11. #000000

Tints

#000233 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #000233
  2. #1a1b47
  3. #33355c
  4. #4d4e70
  5. #666785
  6. #808199
  7. #999aad
  8. #b3b3c2
  9. #ccccd6
  10. #e6e6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#000233 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #000233
  2. #0d0f3b
  3. #1a1b42
  4. #26284a
  5. #333452
  6. #40415a
  7. #4d4e61
  8. #5a5a69
  9. #666771
  10. #737378
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #090909 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #060621 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000c34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000732 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00111a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000834 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000c26 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-000233 {
  color: #000233;
}
Background
.bg-000233 {
  background-color: #000233;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-000233 {
  border: 2px solid #000233;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #000233;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 2 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-000233 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #000233, #180033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-000233 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 2 51 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.40 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.42 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.48 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.52 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.86 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.25 #fffdcc Inverted #090909 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#000233  rgb(0, 2, 51)  hsl(238, 100%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#333100  rgb(51, 49, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 10%)  Army Green
#330002  rgb(51, 0, 2)  hsl(358, 100%, 10%)  Caput Mortuum
#023300  rgb(2, 51, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 10%)  British Racing Green