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#08153E

#08153e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#08153e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 8.24% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.1% cyan, 66.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 225.56°, with 77.14% saturation and 13.73% 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 17.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0094

Complementary

  1. #08153e
  2. #3e3108

Split complementary

  1. #08153e
  2. #3e1608
  3. #303e08

Analogous

  1. #08303e
  2. #08153e
  3. #16083e

Triadic

  1. #08153e
  2. #3e0815
  3. #153e08

Tetradic

  1. #08153e
  2. #31083e
  3. #3e3108
  4. #153e08

Square

  1. #08153e
  2. #3e0830
  3. #3e3108
  4. #083e16

Monochromatic

  1. #020612
  2. #020612
  3. #08153e
  4. #112c82
  5. #1943c6

Shades

#08153e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08153e
  2. #071338
  3. #061132
  4. #060f2b
  5. #050d25
  6. #040b1f
  7. #030819
  8. #020613
  9. #02040c
  10. #010206
  11. #000000

Tints

#08153e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08153e
  2. #212c51
  3. #394465
  4. #525b78
  5. #6b738b
  6. #848a9f
  7. #9ca1b2
  8. #b5b9c5
  9. #ced0d8
  10. #e6e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08153e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08153e
  2. #142045
  3. #202a4b
  4. #2c3552
  5. #384058
  6. #444b5f
  7. #505566
  8. #5c606c
  9. #686b73
  10. #747579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #181818 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #13172c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001b3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00163d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001f27 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00193f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00163e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #001c31 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08153e {
  color: #08153e;
}
Background
.bg-08153e {
  background-color: #08153e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08153e {
  border: 2px solid #08153e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08153e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 21 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 77% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08153e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08153e, #16083e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08153e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 21 62 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.48 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.85 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.67 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.18 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 13.76 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.77 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.50 #f7eac1 Inverted #181818 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#08153e  rgb(8, 21, 62)  hsl(226, 77%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#3e3108  rgb(62, 49, 8)  hsl(46, 77%, 14%)  Bistre
#3e0815  rgb(62, 8, 21)  hsl(346, 77%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum
#153e08  rgb(21, 62, 8)  hsl(106, 77%, 14%)  British Racing Green