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#040F2C

#040f2c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#040f2c 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, 5.88% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 65.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 223.5°, with 83.33% saturation and 9.41% 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 18.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0055

Complementary

  1. #040f2c
  2. #2c2104

Split complementary

  1. #040f2c
  2. #2c0d04
  3. #232c04

Analogous

  1. #04232c
  2. #040f2c
  3. #0d042c

Triadic

  1. #040f2c
  2. #2c040f
  3. #0f2c04

Tetradic

  1. #040f2c
  2. #21042c
  3. #2c2104
  4. #0f2c04

Square

  1. #040f2c
  2. #2c0423
  3. #2c2104
  4. #042c0d

Monochromatic

  1. #020613
  2. #020613
  3. #040f2c
  4. #0a2772
  5. #113fb8

Shades

#040f2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #040f2c
  2. #040e28
  3. #030c23
  4. #030b1f
  5. #02091a
  6. #020816
  7. #020612
  8. #01050d
  9. #010309
  10. #000204
  11. #000000

Tints

#040f2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #040f2c
  2. #1d2741
  3. #363f56
  4. #4f576b
  5. #686f80
  6. #828796
  7. #9b9fab
  8. #b4b7c0
  9. #cdcfd5
  10. #e6e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#040f2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #040f2c
  2. #101a34
  3. #1d263d
  4. #293145
  5. #363c4e
  6. #424856
  7. #4e535e
  8. #5b5e67
  9. #67696f
  10. #747578
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #111111 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0c101f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00132d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000f2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00161b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #02112d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000f2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001423 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-040f2c {
  color: #040f2c;
}
Background
.bg-040f2c {
  background-color: #040f2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-040f2c {
  border: 2px solid #040f2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #040f2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 15 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-040f2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #040f2c, #0d042c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-040f2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 15 44 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.63 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.13 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.44 #000000 Black ΔE 15.15 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.66 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 16.51 #fbf0d3 Inverted #111111 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#040f2c  rgb(4, 15, 44)  hsl(224, 83%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2c2104  rgb(44, 33, 4)  hsl(44, 83%, 9%)  Bistre
#2c040f  rgb(44, 4, 15)  hsl(344, 83%, 9%)  Licorice
#0f2c04  rgb(15, 44, 4)  hsl(104, 83%, 9%)  Phthalo Green