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#04052B

#04052b ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#04052b 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, 1.96% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.7% cyan, 88.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.14% black. Its hue angle is 238.46°, with 82.98% saturation and 9.22% 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 19.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0031

Complementary

  1. #04052b
  2. #2b2a04

Split complementary

  1. #04052b
  2. #2b1704
  3. #192b04

Analogous

  1. #04192b
  2. #04052b
  3. #17042b

Triadic

  1. #04052b
  2. #2b0405
  3. #052b04

Tetradic

  1. #04052b
  2. #2a042b
  3. #2b2a04
  4. #052b04

Square

  1. #04052b
  2. #2b0419
  3. #2b2a04
  4. #042b17

Monochromatic

  1. #020213
  2. #020213
  3. #04052b
  4. #0b0d71
  5. #1115b7

Shades

#04052b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #04052b
  2. #040527
  3. #030422
  4. #03041e
  5. #02031a
  6. #020316
  7. #020211
  8. #01020d
  9. #010109
  10. #000104
  11. #000000

Tints

#04052b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #04052b
  2. #1d1e40
  3. #363755
  4. #4f506b
  5. #686980
  6. #828295
  7. #9b9baa
  8. #b4b4bf
  9. #cdcdd5
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#04052b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #04052b
  2. #101134
  3. #1d1e3c
  4. #292a45
  5. #36364d
  6. #424356
  7. #4e4f5e
  8. #5b5b67
  9. #67676f
  10. #747478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0a0a0a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #08081c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00082a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000f17 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00092c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00072b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000c20 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-04052b {
  color: #04052b;
}
Background
.bg-04052b {
  background-color: #04052b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-04052b {
  border: 2px solid #04052b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #04052b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 5 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-04052b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #04052b, #17042b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-04052b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 5 43 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.42 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.37 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.16 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 16.26 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.45 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.92 #fbfad4 Inverted #0a0a0a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#04052b  rgb(4, 5, 43)  hsl(238, 83%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2b2a04  rgb(43, 42, 4)  hsl(58, 83%, 9%)  Rifle Green
#2b0405  rgb(43, 4, 5)  hsl(358, 83%, 9%)  Caput Mortuum
#052b04  rgb(5, 43, 4)  hsl(118, 83%, 9%)  Phthalo Green