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#15042C

#15042c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#15042c is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 1.57% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.27% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.75% black. Its hue angle is 265.5°, with 83.33% saturation and 9.41% 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 19.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 12.06.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0043

Complementary

  1. #15042c
  2. #1b2c04

Split complementary

  1. #15042c
  2. #2c2904
  3. #072c04

Analogous

  1. #04072c
  2. #15042c
  3. #29042c

Triadic

  1. #15042c
  2. #2c1504
  3. #042c15

Tetradic

  1. #15042c
  2. #2c041b
  3. #1b2c04
  4. #042c15

Square

  1. #15042c
  2. #2c0407
  3. #1b2c04
  4. #042c29

Monochromatic

  1. #090213
  2. #090213
  3. #15042c
  4. #360a72
  5. #5811b8

Shades

#15042c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #15042c
  2. #130428
  3. #110323
  4. #0f031f
  5. #0d021a
  6. #0b0216
  7. #080212
  8. #06010d
  9. #040109
  10. #020004
  11. #000000

Tints

#15042c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #15042c
  2. #2c1d41
  3. #443656
  4. #5b4f6b
  5. #736880
  6. #8a8296
  7. #a19bab
  8. #b9b4c0
  9. #d0cdd5
  10. #e8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#15042c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #15042c
  2. #201034
  3. #2a1d3d
  4. #352945
  5. #40364e
  6. #4b4256
  7. #554e5e
  8. #605b67
  9. #6b676f
  10. #757478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0e0e0e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #110a1e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000e2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000d2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f0e17 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #040a2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #060a2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #120a21 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-15042c {
  color: #15042c;
}
Background
.bg-15042c {
  background-color: #15042c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-15042c {
  border: 2px solid #15042c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #15042c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 4 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 83% 9%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-15042c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #15042c, #29042c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-15042c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 4 44 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.06 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.64 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.35 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 16.42 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.47 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 17.31 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 17.43 #eafbd3 Inverted #0e0e0e Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#15042c  rgb(21, 4, 44)  hsl(266, 83%, 9%)  Oxford Blue
#1b2c04  rgb(27, 44, 4)  hsl(86, 83%, 9%)  Phthalo Green
#2c1504  rgb(44, 21, 4)  hsl(26, 83%, 9%)  Bistre
#042c15  rgb(4, 44, 21)  hsl(146, 83%, 9%)  Phthalo Green