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#041B38

#041b38 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#041b38 is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.57% red, 10.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.86% cyan, 51.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black. Its hue angle is 213.46°, with 86.67% saturation and 11.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.011

Complementary

  1. #041b38
  2. #382104

Split complementary

  1. #041b38
  2. #380704
  3. #353804

Analogous

  1. #043538
  2. #041b38
  3. #070438

Triadic

  1. #041b38
  2. #38041b
  3. #1b3804

Tetradic

  1. #041b38
  2. #210438
  3. #382104
  4. #1b3804

Square

  1. #041b38
  2. #380435
  3. #382104
  4. #043807

Monochromatic

  1. #010913
  2. #010913
  3. #041b38
  4. #093d7f
  5. #0e60c7

Shades

#041b38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #041b38
  2. #041832
  3. #03162d
  4. #031327
  5. #021022
  6. #020e1c
  7. #020b16
  8. #010811
  9. #01050b
  10. #000306
  11. #000000

Tints

#041b38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #041b38
  2. #1d324c
  3. #364960
  4. #4f5f74
  5. #687688
  6. #828d9c
  7. #9ba4af
  8. #b4bbc3
  9. #cdd1d7
  10. #e6e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#041b38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #041b38
  2. #10253f
  3. #1d2f46
  4. #29394e
  5. #364355
  6. #424e5c
  7. #4e5863
  8. #5b626a
  9. #676c72
  10. #747679
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #141b29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c1e39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #031937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002226 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #091d39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #031a38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001f2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-041b38 {
  color: #041b38;
}
Background
.bg-041b38 {
  background-color: #041b38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-041b38 {
  border: 2px solid #041b38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #041b38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 4 27 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 87% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-041b38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #041b38, #070438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-041b38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(4 27 56 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 3.14 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.32 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.63 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.15 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.81 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.88 #fbe4c7 Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#041b38  rgb(4, 27, 56)  hsl(213, 87%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#382104  rgb(56, 33, 4)  hsl(33, 87%, 12%)  Bistre
#38041b  rgb(56, 4, 27)  hsl(333, 87%, 12%)  Tyrian Purple
#1b3804  rgb(27, 56, 4)  hsl(93, 87%, 12%)  British Racing Green