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#021B52

#021b52 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#021b52 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.59% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.56% cyan, 67.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 95.24% saturation and 16.47% 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 16.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.0141

Complementary

  1. #021b52
  2. #523902

Split complementary

  1. #021b52
  2. #521102
  3. #435202

Analogous

  1. #024352
  2. #021b52
  3. #110252

Triadic

  1. #021b52
  2. #52021b
  3. #1b5202

Tetradic

  1. #021b52
  2. #390252
  3. #523902
  4. #1b5202

Square

  1. #021b52
  2. #520243
  3. #523902
  4. #025211

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #021b52
  4. #04349d
  5. #064ce7

Shades

#021b52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021b52
  2. #02184a
  3. #021642
  4. #011339
  5. #011031
  6. #010e29
  7. #010b21
  8. #010819
  9. #000510
  10. #000308
  11. #000000

Tints

#021b52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021b52
  2. #1b3263
  3. #354975
  4. #4e5f86
  5. #677697
  6. #818da9
  7. #9aa4ba
  8. #b3bbcb
  9. #ccd1dc
  10. #e6e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021b52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021b52
  2. #0f2557
  3. #1b2f5b
  4. #283960
  5. #344364
  6. #414e69
  7. #4e586e
  8. #5a6272
  9. #676c77
  10. #73767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #171e3a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002354 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001c51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002933 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002053 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001c51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002442 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021b52 {
  color: #021b52;
}
Background
.bg-021b52 {
  background-color: #021b52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021b52 {
  border: 2px solid #021b52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021b52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 27 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021b52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021b52, #110252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021b52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 27 82 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.50 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.75 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.34 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.78 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.23 #fde4ad Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#021b52  rgb(2, 27, 82)  hsl(221, 95%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#523902  rgb(82, 57, 2)  hsl(41, 95%, 16%)  Sepia
#52021b  rgb(82, 2, 27)  hsl(341, 95%, 16%)  Rosewood
#1b5202  rgb(27, 82, 2)  hsl(101, 95%, 16%)  Lincoln Green