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#151A4E

#151a4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#151a4e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 10.2% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.08% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 234.74°, with 57.58% saturation and 19.41% 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 16.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.0145

Complementary

  1. #151a4e
  2. #4e4915

Split complementary

  1. #151a4e
  2. #4e2c15
  3. #364e15

Analogous

  1. #15364e
  2. #151a4e
  3. #2c154e

Triadic

  1. #151a4e
  2. #4e151a
  3. #1a4e15

Tetradic

  1. #151a4e
  2. #49154e
  3. #4e4915
  4. #1a4e15

Square

  1. #151a4e
  2. #4e1536
  3. #4e4915
  4. #154e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #040510
  2. #050612
  3. #151a4e
  4. #252e8a
  5. #3542c7

Shades

#151a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151a4e
  2. #131746
  3. #11153e
  4. #0f1237
  5. #0d102f
  6. #0b0d27
  7. #080a1f
  8. #060817
  9. #040510
  10. #020308
  11. #000000

Tints

#151a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151a4e
  2. #2c3160
  3. #444871
  4. #5b5f83
  5. #737695
  6. #8a8da7
  7. #a1a3b8
  8. #b9baca
  9. #d0d1dc
  10. #e8e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151a4e
  2. #202453
  3. #2a2e58
  4. #35395d
  5. #404362
  6. #4b4d67
  7. #55576c
  8. #606171
  9. #6b6c76
  10. #75767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1e38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002350 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001e4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002731 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #031f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001c4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00223e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151a4e {
  color: #151a4e;
}
Background
.bg-151a4e {
  background-color: #151a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151a4e {
  border: 2px solid #151a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 26 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 58% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151a4e, #2c154e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 26 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.22 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.83 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.07 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.13 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.24 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.39 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.73 #eae5b1 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#151a4e  rgb(21, 26, 78)  hsl(235, 58%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#4e4915  rgb(78, 73, 21)  hsl(55, 58%, 19%)  Army Green
#4e151a  rgb(78, 21, 26)  hsl(355, 58%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#1a4e15  rgb(26, 78, 21)  hsl(115, 58%, 19%)  Lincoln Green