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#021D55

#021d55 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#021d55 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, 11.37% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.65% cyan, 65.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.48°, with 95.4% saturation and 17.06% 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 16.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0155

Complementary

  1. #021d55
  2. #553a02

Split complementary

  1. #021d55
  2. #551002
  3. #475502

Analogous

  1. #024755
  2. #021d55
  3. #100255

Triadic

  1. #021d55
  2. #55021d
  3. #1d5502

Tetradic

  1. #021d55
  2. #3a0255
  3. #553a02
  4. #1d5502

Square

  1. #021d55
  2. #550247
  3. #553a02
  4. #025510

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #021d55
  4. #0437a0
  5. #0650ea

Shades

#021d55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021d55
  2. #021a4d
  3. #021744
  4. #01143c
  5. #011133
  6. #010f2b
  7. #010c22
  8. #01091a
  9. #000611
  10. #000309
  11. #000000

Tints

#021d55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021d55
  2. #1b3466
  3. #354a77
  4. #4e6188
  5. #677799
  6. #818eaa
  7. #9aa5bb
  8. #b3bbcc
  9. #ccd2dd
  10. #e6e8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021d55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021d55
  2. #0f2759
  3. #1b315e
  4. #283b62
  5. #344566
  6. #414f6b
  7. #4e586f
  8. #5a6273
  9. #676c77
  10. #73767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #19203c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002557 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001e54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002c35 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002256 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001d54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002644 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021d55 {
  color: #021d55;
}
Background
.bg-021d55 {
  background-color: #021d55;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021d55 {
  border: 2px solid #021d55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021d55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 29 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 95% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021d55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021d55, #100255);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021d55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 29 85 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.30 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.62 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.32 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 10.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.20 #fde2aa Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#021d55  rgb(2, 29, 85)  hsl(220, 95%, 17%)  Oxford Blue
#553a02  rgb(85, 58, 2)  hsl(40, 95%, 17%)  Sepia
#55021d  rgb(85, 2, 29)  hsl(340, 95%, 17%)  Claret
#1d5502  rgb(29, 85, 2)  hsl(100, 95%, 17%)  Lincoln Green