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#04022C

#04022c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#04022c is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 0.78% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 242.86°, with 91.3% saturation and 9.02% 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 20:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.89.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0025

Complementary

  1. #04022c
  2. #2a2c02

Split complementary

  1. #04022c
  2. #2c1902
  3. #152c02

Analogous

  1. #02152c
  2. #04022c
  3. #19022c

Triadic

  1. #04022c
  2. #2c0402
  3. #022c04

Tetradic

  1. #04022c
  2. #2c022a
  3. #2a2c02
  4. #022c04

Square

  1. #04022c
  2. #2c0215
  3. #2a2c02
  4. #022c19

Monochromatic

  1. #020114
  2. #020114
  3. #04022c
  4. #0b0575
  5. #1109be

Shades

#04022c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04022c
  2. #040228
  3. #030223
  4. #03011f
  5. #02011a
  6. #020116
  7. #020112
  8. #01010d
  9. #010009
  10. #000004
  11. #000000

Tints

#04022c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04022c
  2. #1d1b41
  3. #363556
  4. #4f4e6b
  5. #686780
  6. #828196
  7. #9b9aab
  8. #b4b3c0
  9. #cdccd5
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04022c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04022c
  2. #100f34
  3. #1d1b3d
  4. #292845
  5. #36344e
  6. #424156
  7. #4e4e5e
  8. #5b5a67
  9. #67676f
  10. #747378
  11. #808080

Readable text 20:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #080808 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #07061c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00062b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000d16 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00072d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00052c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000921 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04022c {
  color: #04022c;
}
Background
.bg-04022c {
  background-color: #04022c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04022c {
  border: 2px solid #04022c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04022c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 2 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 91% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04022c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04022c, #19022c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04022c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 2 44 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.89 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.01 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.81 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.17 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.84 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.55 #fbfdd3 Inverted #080808 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#04022c  rgb(4, 2, 44)  hsl(243, 91%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2a2c02  rgb(42, 44, 2)  hsl(63, 91%, 9%)  Army Green
#2c0402  rgb(44, 4, 2)  hsl(3, 91%, 9%)  Caput Mortuum
#022c04  rgb(2, 44, 4)  hsl(123, 91%, 9%)  British Racing Green