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#040232

#040232 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040232 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.39% black. Its hue angle is 242.5°, with 92.31% saturation and 10.2% 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 19.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.003

Complementary

  1. #040232
  2. #303202

Split complementary

  1. #040232
  2. #321c02
  3. #183202

Analogous

  1. #021832
  2. #040232
  3. #1c0232

Triadic

  1. #040232
  2. #320402
  3. #023204

Tetradic

  1. #040232
  2. #320230
  3. #303202
  4. #023204

Square

  1. #040232
  2. #320218
  3. #303202
  4. #02321c

Monochromatic

  1. #020114
  2. #020114
  3. #040232
  4. #0a057c
  5. #1008c5

Shades

#040232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040232
  2. #04022d
  3. #030228
  4. #030123
  5. #02011e
  6. #020119
  7. #020114
  8. #01010f
  9. #01000a
  10. #000005
  11. #000000

Tints

#040232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040232
  2. #1d1b47
  3. #36355b
  4. #4f4e70
  5. #686784
  6. #828199
  7. #9b9aad
  8. #b4b3c2
  9. #cdccd6
  10. #e6e6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040232
  2. #100f3a
  3. #1d1b42
  4. #292849
  5. #363451
  6. #424159
  7. #4e4e61
  8. #5b5a69
  9. #676770
  10. #747378
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0a0a0a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #080720 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000c33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000731 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00101a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000833 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000532 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000b25 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040232 {
  color: #040232;
}
Background
.bg-040232 {
  background-color: #040232;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040232 {
  border: 2px solid #040232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 2 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 92% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040232, #1c0232);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 2 50 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.58 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.42 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.43 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.09 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.39 #fbfdcd Inverted #0a0a0a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040232  rgb(4, 2, 50)  hsl(243, 92%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#303202  rgb(48, 50, 2)  hsl(63, 92%, 10%)  Army Green
#320402  rgb(50, 4, 2)  hsl(3, 92%, 10%)  Caput Mortuum
#023204  rgb(2, 50, 4)  hsl(123, 92%, 10%)  British Racing Green