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#05052A

#05052a ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#05052a is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 1.96% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.1% cyan, 88.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 83.53% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 78.72% 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 8.63.

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. #05052a
  2. #2a2a05

Split complementary

  1. #05052a
  2. #2a1805
  3. #182a05

Analogous

  1. #05182a
  2. #05052a
  3. #18052a

Triadic

  1. #05052a
  2. #2a0505
  3. #052a05

Tetradic

  1. #05052a
  2. #2a052a
  3. #2a2a05
  4. #052a05

Square

  1. #05052a
  2. #2a0518
  3. #2a2a05
  4. #052a18

Monochromatic

  1. #020212
  2. #020212
  3. #05052a
  4. #0d0d6e
  5. #1515b3

Shades

#05052a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05052a
  2. #050526
  3. #040422
  4. #04041d
  5. #030319
  6. #030315
  7. #020211
  8. #02020d
  9. #010108
  10. #010104
  11. #000000

Tints

#05052a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05052a
  2. #1e1e3f
  3. #373755
  4. #50506a
  5. #69697f
  6. #828295
  7. #9b9baa
  8. #b4b4bf
  9. #cdcdd4
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05052a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05052a
  2. #111133
  3. #1e1e3b
  4. #2a2a44
  5. #36364c
  6. #434355
  7. #4f4f5e
  8. #5b5b66
  9. #67676f
  10. #747477
  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 #08081b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000c2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000f16 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00092b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00072a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000b20 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05052a {
  color: #05052a;
}
Background
.bg-05052a {
  background-color: #05052a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-05052a {
  border: 2px solid #05052a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05052a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 5 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 79% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05052a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05052a, #18052a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05052a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 5 42 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.63 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.64 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.03 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.86 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 16.47 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.66 #000000 Black ΔE 16.70 #fafad5 Inverted #0a0a0a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#05052a  rgb(5, 5, 42)  hsl(240, 79%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#2a2a05  rgb(42, 42, 5)  hsl(60, 79%, 9%)  Rifle Green
#2a0505  rgb(42, 5, 5)  hsl(0, 79%, 9%)  Licorice
#052a05  rgb(5, 42, 5)  hsl(120, 79%, 9%)  Phthalo Green