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#140F2E

#140f2e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#140f2e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 5.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 67.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 249.68°, with 50.82% saturation and 11.96% 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 18.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.98.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0069

Complementary

  1. #140f2e
  2. #292e0f

Split complementary

  1. #140f2e
  2. #2e230f
  3. #192e0f

Analogous

  1. #0f192e
  2. #140f2e
  3. #230f2e

Triadic

  1. #140f2e
  2. #2e140f
  3. #0f2e14

Tetradic

  1. #140f2e
  2. #2e0f29
  3. #292e0f
  4. #0f2e14

Square

  1. #140f2e
  2. #2e0f19
  3. #292e0f
  4. #0f2e23

Monochromatic

  1. #07050f
  2. #07050f
  3. #140f2e
  4. #2d2268
  5. #4635a1

Shades

#140f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #140f2e
  2. #120e29
  3. #100c25
  4. #0e0b20
  5. #0c091c
  6. #0a0817
  7. #080612
  8. #06050e
  9. #040309
  10. #020205
  11. #000000

Tints

#140f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #140f2e
  2. #2c2743
  3. #433f58
  4. #5b576d
  5. #726f82
  6. #8a8797
  7. #a19fab
  8. #b9b7c0
  9. #d0cfd5
  10. #e8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#140f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #140f2e
  2. #1f1a36
  3. #2a263e
  4. #343147
  5. #3f3c4f
  6. #4a4857
  7. #55535f
  8. #605e67
  9. #6a6970
  10. #757578
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #141414 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #141221 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #02152f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #01132d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c161c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a122f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a112e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f1324 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-140f2e {
  color: #140f2e;
}
Background
.bg-140f2e {
  background-color: #140f2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-140f2e {
  border: 2px solid #140f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #140f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 15 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 51% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-140f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #140f2e, #230f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-140f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 15 46 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.98 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.79 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.07 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.72 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.89 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 16.12 #000000 Black ΔE 17.01 #ebf0d1 Inverted #141414 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#140f2e  rgb(20, 15, 46)  hsl(250, 51%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#292e0f  rgb(41, 46, 15)  hsl(70, 51%, 12%)  Rifle Green
#2e140f  rgb(46, 20, 15)  hsl(10, 51%, 12%)  Bistre
#0f2e14  rgb(15, 46, 20)  hsl(130, 51%, 12%)  Phthalo Green