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#140428

#140428 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#140428 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 1.57% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 84.31% black. Its hue angle is 266.67°, with 81.82% saturation and 8.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 12.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0039

Complementary

  1. #140428
  2. #182804

Split complementary

  1. #140428
  2. #282604
  3. #062804

Analogous

  1. #040628
  2. #140428
  3. #260428

Triadic

  1. #140428
  2. #281404
  3. #042814

Tetradic

  1. #140428
  2. #280418
  3. #182804
  4. #042814

Square

  1. #140428
  2. #280406
  3. #182804
  4. #042826

Monochromatic

  1. #090213
  2. #090213
  3. #140428
  4. #370b6e
  5. #5a12b3

Shades

#140428 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140428
  2. #120424
  3. #100320
  4. #0e031c
  5. #0c0218
  6. #0a0214
  7. #080210
  8. #06010c
  9. #040108
  10. #020004
  11. #000000

Tints

#140428 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140428
  2. #2c1d3e
  3. #433653
  4. #5b4f69
  5. #72687e
  6. #8a8294
  7. #a19ba9
  8. #b9b4bf
  9. #d0cdd4
  10. #e8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140428 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140428
  2. #1f1031
  3. #2a1d3a
  4. #342942
  5. #3f364b
  6. #4a4254
  7. #554e5d
  8. #605b66
  9. #6a676e
  10. #757477
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0d0d0d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #10091b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000d29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f0c15 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #050929 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #070928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11091e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140428 {
  color: #140428;
}
Background
.bg-140428 {
  background-color: #140428;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140428 {
  border: 2px solid #140428;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140428;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 4 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 82% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140428 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140428, #260428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140428 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 4 40 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.10 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.81 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.88 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.08 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 16.59 #000000 Black ΔE 17.46 #000080 Navy ΔE 17.72 #ebfbd7 Inverted #0d0d0d Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#140428  rgb(20, 4, 40)  hsl(267, 82%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#182804  rgb(24, 40, 4)  hsl(87, 82%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#281404  rgb(40, 20, 4)  hsl(27, 82%, 9%)  Bistre
#042814  rgb(4, 40, 20)  hsl(147, 82%, 9%)  Phthalo Green