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#011540

#011540 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#011540 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 8.24% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.44% cyan, 67.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 220.95°, with 96.92% saturation and 12.75% 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 17.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0091

Complementary

  1. #011540
  2. #402c01

Split complementary

  1. #011540
  2. #400d01
  3. #354001

Analogous

  1. #013540
  2. #011540
  3. #0d0140

Triadic

  1. #011540
  2. #400115
  3. #154001

Tetradic

  1. #011540
  2. #2c0140
  3. #402c01
  4. #154001

Square

  1. #011540
  2. #400135
  3. #402c01
  4. #01400d

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #011540
  4. #022e8b
  5. #0346d7

Shades

#011540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #011540
  2. #01133a
  3. #011133
  4. #010f2d
  5. #010d26
  6. #010b20
  7. #00081a
  8. #000613
  9. #00040d
  10. #000206
  11. #000000

Tints

#011540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #011540
  2. #1a2c53
  3. #344466
  4. #4d5b79
  5. #67738c
  6. #808aa0
  7. #99a1b3
  8. #b3b9c6
  9. #ccd0d9
  10. #e6e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#011540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #011540
  2. #0e2046
  3. #1a2a4d
  4. #273553
  5. #34405a
  6. #414b60
  7. #4d5566
  8. #5a606d
  9. #676b73
  10. #73757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #181818 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #11172d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001b41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00153f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001941 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001c33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-011540 {
  color: #011540;
}
Background
.bg-011540 {
  background-color: #011540;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-011540 {
  border: 2px solid #011540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #011540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 21 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 13%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-011540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #011540, #0d0140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-011540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 21 64 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.82 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.53 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.16 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 13.31 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 13.96 #feeabf Inverted #181818 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#011540  rgb(1, 21, 64)  hsl(221, 97%, 13%)  Oxford Blue
#402c01  rgb(64, 44, 1)  hsl(41, 97%, 13%)  Bistre
#400115  rgb(64, 1, 21)  hsl(341, 97%, 13%)  Tyrian Purple
#154001  rgb(21, 64, 1)  hsl(101, 97%, 13%)  Lincoln Green