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#00205B

#00205b ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#00205b is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 12.55% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 64.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 218.9°, with 100% saturation and 17.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0179

Complementary

  1. #00205b
  2. #5b3b00

Split complementary

  1. #00205b
  2. #5b0d00
  3. #4d5b00

Analogous

  1. #004d5b
  2. #00205b
  3. #0d005b

Triadic

  1. #00205b
  2. #5b0020
  3. #205b00

Tetradic

  1. #00205b
  2. #3b005b
  3. #5b3b00
  4. #205b00

Square

  1. #00205b
  2. #5b004d
  3. #5b3b00
  4. #005b0d

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #00205b
  4. #003ba7
  5. #0056f4

Shades

#00205b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00205b
  2. #001d52
  3. #001a49
  4. #001640
  5. #001337
  6. #00102e
  7. #000d24
  8. #000a1b
  9. #000612
  10. #000309
  11. #000000

Tints

#00205b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00205b
  2. #1a366b
  3. #334d7c
  4. #4d638c
  5. #66799d
  6. #8090ad
  7. #99a6bd
  8. #b3bcce
  9. #ccd2de
  10. #e6e9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00205b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00205b
  2. #0d2a5f
  3. #1a3362
  4. #263d66
  5. #33466a
  6. #40506e
  7. #4d5a71
  8. #5a6375
  9. #666d79
  10. #73767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #242424 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b2341 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00295d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00205a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002f3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00255c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00205a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002a49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00205b {
  color: #00205b;
}
Background
.bg-00205b {
  background-color: #00205b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-00205b {
  border: 2px solid #00205b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00205b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 32 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 100% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00205b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00205b, #0d005b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00205b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 32 91 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.39 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.41 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.45 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.09 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.62 #ffdfa4 Inverted #242424 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#00205b  rgb(0, 32, 91)  hsl(219, 100%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#5b3b00  rgb(91, 59, 0)  hsl(39, 100%, 18%)  Sepia
#5b0020  rgb(91, 0, 32)  hsl(339, 100%, 18%)  Claret
#205b00  rgb(32, 91, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 18%)  Lincoln Green