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#14253D

#14253d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#14253d is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 14.51% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.21% cyan, 39.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black. Its hue angle is 215.12°, with 50.62% saturation and 15.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.0181

Complementary

  1. #14253d
  2. #3d2c14

Split complementary

  1. #14253d
  2. #3d1714
  3. #393d14

Analogous

  1. #14393d
  2. #14253d
  3. #17143d

Triadic

  1. #14253d
  2. #3d1425
  3. #253d14

Tetradic

  1. #14253d
  2. #2c143d
  3. #3d2c14
  4. #253d14

Square

  1. #14253d
  2. #3d1439
  3. #3d2c14
  4. #143d17

Monochromatic

  1. #05090f
  2. #05090f
  3. #14253d
  4. #274877
  5. #3a6bb0

Shades

#14253d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #14253d
  2. #122137
  3. #101e31
  4. #0e1a2b
  5. #0c1625
  6. #0a131f
  7. #080f18
  8. #060b12
  9. #04070c
  10. #020406
  11. #000000

Tints

#14253d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #14253d
  2. #2c3b50
  3. #435164
  4. #5b6677
  5. #727c8b
  6. #8a929e
  7. #a1a8b1
  8. #b9bec5
  9. #d0d3d8
  10. #e8e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#14253d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #14253d
  2. #1f2e44
  3. #2a374a
  4. #344051
  5. #3f4958
  6. #4a535f
  7. #555c65
  8. #60656c
  9. #6a6e73
  10. #757779
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #252525 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f2530 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b273e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #16233d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002a2e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #18263e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #15243d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #072834 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-14253d {
  color: #14253d;
}
Background
.bg-14253d {
  background-color: #14253d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-14253d {
  border: 2px solid #14253d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #14253d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 37 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 51% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-14253d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #14253d, #17143d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-14253d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 37 61 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.54 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.30 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.23 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 11.61 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.64 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.95 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.47 #ebdac2 Inverted #252525 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#14253d  rgb(20, 37, 61)  hsl(215, 51%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3d2c14  rgb(61, 44, 20)  hsl(35, 51%, 16%)  Bistre
#3d1425  rgb(61, 20, 37)  hsl(335, 51%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#253d14  rgb(37, 61, 20)  hsl(95, 51%, 16%)  British Racing Green