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#02182B

#02182b ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#02182b 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, 9.41% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.35% cyan, 44.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.8°, with 91.11% saturation and 8.82% 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 17.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.98.

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. #02182b
  2. #2b1502

Split complementary

  1. #02182b
  2. #2b0204
  3. #2b2902

Analogous

  1. #022b29
  2. #02182b
  3. #02042b

Triadic

  1. #02182b
  2. #2b0218
  3. #182b02

Tetradic

  1. #02182b
  2. #15022b
  3. #2b1502
  4. #182b02

Square

  1. #02182b
  2. #29022b
  3. #2b1502
  4. #042b02

Monochromatic

  1. #010b13
  2. #010b13
  3. #02182b
  4. #054174
  5. #096abd

Shades

#02182b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #02182b
  2. #021627
  3. #021322
  4. #01111e
  5. #010e1a
  6. #010c16
  7. #010a11
  8. #01070d
  9. #000509
  10. #000204
  11. #000000

Tints

#02182b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #02182b
  2. #1b2f40
  3. #354655
  4. #4e5d6b
  5. #677480
  6. #818c95
  7. #9aa3aa
  8. #b3babf
  9. #ccd1d5
  10. #e6e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#02182b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #02182b
  2. #0f2234
  3. #1b2d3c
  4. #283745
  5. #34424d
  6. #414c56
  7. #4e565e
  8. #5a6167
  9. #676b6f
  10. #737678
  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 #101720 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0f192c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #08152b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001d1f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a192b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #06162b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001b24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-02182b {
  color: #02182b;
}
Background
.bg-02182b {
  background-color: #02182b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-02182b {
  border: 2px solid #02182b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #02182b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 24 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 91% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-02182b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #02182b, #02042b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-02182b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 24 43 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.98 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 7.90 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.01 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.00 #000000 Black ΔE 12.32 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.39 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 13.75 #fde7d4 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#02182b  rgb(2, 24, 43)  hsl(208, 91%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2b1502  rgb(43, 21, 2)  hsl(28, 91%, 9%)  Bistre
#2b0218  rgb(43, 2, 24)  hsl(328, 91%, 9%)  Tyrian Purple
#182b02  rgb(24, 43, 2)  hsl(88, 91%, 9%)  Phthalo Green