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#08235F

#08235f ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#08235f is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 13.73% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.58% cyan, 63.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 84.47% saturation and 20.2% 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 14.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0208

Complementary

  1. #08235f
  2. #5f4408

Split complementary

  1. #08235f
  2. #5f1908
  3. #4f5f08

Analogous

  1. #084f5f
  2. #08235f
  3. #19085f

Triadic

  1. #08235f
  2. #5f0823
  3. #235f08

Tetradic

  1. #08235f
  2. #44085f
  3. #5f4408
  4. #235f08

Square

  1. #08235f
  2. #5f084f
  3. #5f4408
  4. #085f19

Monochromatic

  1. #020713
  2. #020918
  3. #08235f
  4. #0e3da6
  5. #1557eb

Shades

#08235f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08235f
  2. #072056
  3. #061c4c
  4. #061943
  5. #051539
  6. #041230
  7. #030e26
  8. #020b1d
  9. #020713
  10. #01040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#08235f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08235f
  2. #21396f
  3. #394f7f
  4. #52658f
  5. #6b7b9f
  6. #8491af
  7. #9ca7bf
  8. #b5bdcf
  9. #ced3df
  10. #e6e9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08235f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08235f
  2. #142c62
  3. #203666
  4. #2c3f69
  5. #38486c
  6. #445270
  7. #505b73
  8. #5c6476
  9. #686d79
  10. #74777d
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2644 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00245e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00323d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002860 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00235e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002d4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08235f {
  color: #08235f;
}
Background
.bg-08235f {
  background-color: #08235f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08235f {
  border: 2px solid #08235f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08235f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 35 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 84% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08235f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08235f, #19085f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08235f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 35 95 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.20 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.69 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 9.93 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.30 #f7dca0 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#08235f  rgb(8, 35, 95)  hsl(221, 84%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#5f4408  rgb(95, 68, 8)  hsl(41, 84%, 20%)  Field Drab
#5f0823  rgb(95, 8, 35)  hsl(341, 84%, 20%)  Claret
#235f08  rgb(35, 95, 8)  hsl(101, 84%, 20%)  Lincoln Green