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#151D3D

#151d3d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#151d3d 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, 11.37% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.57% cyan, 52.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 48.78% saturation and 16.08% 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 16.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0138

Complementary

  1. #151d3d
  2. #3d3515

Split complementary

  1. #151d3d
  2. #3d2115
  3. #313d15

Analogous

  1. #15313d
  2. #151d3d
  3. #21153d

Triadic

  1. #151d3d
  2. #3d151d
  3. #1d3d15

Tetradic

  1. #151d3d
  2. #35153d
  3. #3d3515
  4. #1d3d15

Square

  1. #151d3d
  2. #3d1531
  3. #3d3515
  4. #153d21

Monochromatic

  1. #05070f
  2. #05070f
  3. #151d3d
  4. #293876
  5. #3c53af

Shades

#151d3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151d3d
  2. #131a37
  3. #111731
  4. #0f142b
  5. #0d1125
  6. #0b0f1f
  7. #080c18
  8. #060912
  9. #04060c
  10. #020306
  11. #000000

Tints

#151d3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151d3d
  2. #2c3450
  3. #444a64
  4. #5b6177
  5. #73778b
  6. #8a8e9e
  7. #a1a5b1
  8. #b9bbc5
  9. #d0d2d8
  10. #e8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151d3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151d3d
  2. #202744
  3. #2a314a
  4. #353b51
  5. #404558
  6. #4b4f5f
  7. #555865
  8. #60626c
  9. #6b6c73
  10. #757679
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1b1e2e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e213e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #091d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00242a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #111f3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f1d3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a2132 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151d3d {
  color: #151d3d;
}
Background
.bg-151d3d {
  background-color: #151d3d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151d3d {
  border: 2px solid #151d3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151d3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 29 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 49% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151d3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151d3d, #21153d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151d3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 29 61 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.00 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.55 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.43 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.31 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.43 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 15.42 #eae2c2 Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#151d3d  rgb(21, 29, 61)  hsl(228, 49%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3d3515  rgb(61, 53, 21)  hsl(48, 49%, 16%)  Taupe
#3d151d  rgb(61, 21, 29)  hsl(348, 49%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#1d3d15  rgb(29, 61, 21)  hsl(108, 49%, 16%)  British Racing Green