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#02152C

#02152c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#02152c is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 8.24% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.45% cyan, 52.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 212.86°, with 91.3% saturation and 9.02% 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 18.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.0073

Complementary

  1. #02152c
  2. #2c1902

Split complementary

  1. #02152c
  2. #2c0402
  3. #2a2c02

Analogous

  1. #022a2c
  2. #02152c
  3. #04022c

Triadic

  1. #02152c
  2. #2c0215
  3. #152c02

Tetradic

  1. #02152c
  2. #19022c
  3. #2c1902
  4. #152c02

Square

  1. #02152c
  2. #2c022a
  3. #2c1902
  4. #022c04

Monochromatic

  1. #010914
  2. #010914
  3. #02152c
  4. #053875
  5. #095bbe

Shades

#02152c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02152c
  2. #021328
  3. #021123
  4. #010f1f
  5. #010d1a
  6. #010b16
  7. #010812
  8. #01060d
  9. #000409
  10. #000204
  11. #000000

Tints

#02152c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02152c
  2. #1b2c41
  3. #354456
  4. #4e5b6b
  5. #677380
  6. #818a96
  7. #9aa1ab
  8. #b3b9c0
  9. #ccd0d5
  10. #e6e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02152c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02152c
  2. #0f2034
  3. #1b2a3d
  4. #283545
  5. #34404e
  6. #414b56
  7. #4e555e
  8. #5a6067
  9. #676b6f
  10. #737578
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0f1520 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #09172d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #03132c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001b1e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #06162d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #03142c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001824 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02152c {
  color: #02152c;
}
Background
.bg-02152c {
  background-color: #02152c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02152c {
  border: 2px solid #02152c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02152c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 21 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 91% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02152c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02152c, #04022c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02152c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 21 44 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.81 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 9.57 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.91 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.03 #000000 Black ΔE 13.41 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.14 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 14.82 #fdead3 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#02152c  rgb(2, 21, 44)  hsl(213, 91%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2c1902  rgb(44, 25, 2)  hsl(33, 91%, 9%)  Bistre
#2c0215  rgb(44, 2, 21)  hsl(333, 91%, 9%)  Tyrian Purple
#152c02  rgb(21, 44, 2)  hsl(93, 91%, 9%)  Phthalo Green