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#001048

#001048 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#001048 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 6.27% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 226.67°, with 100% saturation and 14.12% 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 17.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0084

Complementary

  1. #001048
  2. #483800

Split complementary

  1. #001048
  2. #481400
  3. #344800

Analogous

  1. #003448
  2. #001048
  3. #140048

Triadic

  1. #001048
  2. #480010
  3. #104800

Tetradic

  1. #001048
  2. #380048
  3. #483800
  4. #104800

Square

  1. #001048
  2. #480034
  3. #483800
  4. #004814

Monochromatic

  1. #000514
  2. #000514
  3. #001048
  4. #002195
  5. #0032e1

Shades

#001048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #001048
  2. #000e41
  3. #000d3a
  4. #000b32
  5. #000a2b
  6. #000824
  7. #00061d
  8. #000516
  9. #00030e
  10. #000207
  11. #000000

Tints

#001048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #001048
  2. #1a285a
  3. #33406d
  4. #4d587f
  5. #667091
  6. #8088a4
  7. #999fb6
  8. #b3b7c8
  9. #cccfda
  10. #e6e7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#001048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #001048
  2. #0d1b4e
  3. #1a2653
  4. #263259
  5. #333d5e
  6. #404864
  7. #4d536a
  8. #5a5e6f
  9. #666a75
  10. #73757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #101431 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001a4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001347 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00202a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001247 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001b38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-001048 {
  color: #001048;
}
Background
.bg-001048 {
  background-color: #001048;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-001048 {
  border: 2px solid #001048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #001048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 16 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-001048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #001048, #140048);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-001048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 16 72 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.68 #000080 Navy ΔE 10.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.01 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 11.93 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.52 #ffefb7 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#001048  rgb(0, 16, 72)  hsl(227, 100%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#483800  rgb(72, 56, 0)  hsl(47, 100%, 14%)  Field Drab
#480010  rgb(72, 0, 16)  hsl(347, 100%, 14%)  Rosewood
#104800  rgb(16, 72, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 14%)  Lincoln Green