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#021E59

#021e59 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#021e59 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, 11.76% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.75% cyan, 66.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.69°, with 95.6% saturation and 17.84% 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 15.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0166

Complementary

  1. #021e59
  2. #593d02

Split complementary

  1. #021e59
  2. #591102
  3. #495902

Analogous

  1. #024959
  2. #021e59
  3. #110259

Triadic

  1. #021e59
  2. #59021e
  3. #1e5902

Tetradic

  1. #021e59
  2. #3d0259
  3. #593d02
  4. #1e5902

Square

  1. #021e59
  2. #590249
  3. #593d02
  4. #025911

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #021e59
  4. #0437a4
  5. #0550ef

Shades

#021e59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021e59
  2. #021b50
  3. #021847
  4. #01153e
  5. #011235
  6. #010f2d
  7. #010c24
  8. #01091b
  9. #000612
  10. #000309
  11. #000000

Tints

#021e59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021e59
  2. #1b356a
  3. #354b7a
  4. #4e628b
  5. #67789b
  6. #818fac
  7. #9aa5bd
  8. #b3bccd
  9. #ccd2de
  10. #e6e9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021e59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021e59
  2. #0f285d
  3. #1b3261
  4. #283b65
  5. #344569
  6. #414f6d
  7. #4e5970
  8. #5a6374
  9. #676c78
  10. #73767c
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1a213f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00275b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001f58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002e38 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00245a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002847 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021e59 {
  color: #021e59;
}
Background
.bg-021e59 {
  background-color: #021e59;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021e59 {
  border: 2px solid #021e59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021e59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 30 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021e59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021e59, #110259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021e59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 30 89 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.66 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.10 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.61 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.94 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.27 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.54 #fde1a6 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#021e59  rgb(2, 30, 89)  hsl(221, 96%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#593d02  rgb(89, 61, 2)  hsl(41, 96%, 18%)  Field Drab
#59021e  rgb(89, 2, 30)  hsl(341, 96%, 18%)  Claret
#1e5902  rgb(30, 89, 2)  hsl(101, 96%, 18%)  Lincoln Green