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#11234C

#11234c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#11234c is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.67% red, 13.73% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.63% cyan, 53.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 221.69°, with 63.44% saturation and 18.24% 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 15.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0184

Complementary

  1. #11234c
  2. #4c3a11

Split complementary

  1. #11234c
  2. #4c1d11
  3. #414c11

Analogous

  1. #11414c
  2. #11234c
  3. #1d114c

Triadic

  1. #11234c
  2. #4c1123
  3. #234c11

Tetradic

  1. #11234c
  2. #3a114c
  3. #4c3a11
  4. #234c11

Square

  1. #11234c
  2. #4c1141
  3. #4c3a11
  4. #114c1d

Monochromatic

  1. #040811
  2. #040811
  3. #11234c
  4. #1f408b
  5. #2d5dc9

Shades

#11234c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #11234c
  2. #0f2044
  3. #0e1c3d
  4. #0c1935
  5. #0a152e
  6. #091226
  7. #070e1e
  8. #050b17
  9. #03070f
  10. #020408
  11. #000000

Tints

#11234c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #11234c
  2. #29395e
  3. #414f70
  4. #586582
  5. #707b94
  6. #8891a6
  7. #a0a7b7
  8. #b8bdc9
  9. #cfd3db
  10. #e7e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#11234c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #11234c
  2. #1c2c51
  3. #273656
  4. #323f5c
  5. #3d4861
  6. #495266
  7. #545b6b
  8. #5f6470
  9. #6a6d76
  10. #75777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e2438 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c284e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00224b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002d33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e264d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #07234c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00293f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-11234c {
  color: #11234c;
}
Background
.bg-11234c {
  background-color: #11234c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-11234c {
  border: 2px solid #11234c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #11234c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 17 35 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 63% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-11234c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #11234c, #1d114c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-11234c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(17 35 76 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 2.64 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.70 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.28 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.33 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 13.11 #eedcb3 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#11234c  rgb(17, 35, 76)  hsl(222, 63%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#4c3a11  rgb(76, 58, 17)  hsl(42, 63%, 18%)  Field Drab
#4c1123  rgb(76, 17, 35)  hsl(342, 63%, 18%)  Tyrian Purple
#234c11  rgb(35, 76, 17)  hsl(102, 63%, 18%)  Lincoln Green