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#151E49

#151e49 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#151e49 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, 11.76% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.23% cyan, 58.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.62°, with 55.32% saturation and 18.43% 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 15.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0157

Complementary

  1. #151e49
  2. #494015

Split complementary

  1. #151e49
  2. #492615
  3. #384915

Analogous

  1. #153849
  2. #151e49
  3. #261549

Triadic

  1. #151e49
  2. #49151e
  3. #1e4915

Tetradic

  1. #151e49
  2. #401549
  3. #494015
  4. #1e4915

Square

  1. #151e49
  2. #491538
  3. #494015
  4. #154926

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #050710
  3. #151e49
  4. #263684
  5. #374fc0

Shades

#151e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151e49
  2. #131b42
  3. #11183a
  4. #0f1533
  5. #0d122c
  6. #0b0f25
  7. #080c1d
  8. #060916
  9. #04060f
  10. #020307
  11. #000000

Tints

#151e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151e49
  2. #2c355b
  3. #444b6d
  4. #5b6280
  5. #737892
  6. #8a8fa4
  7. #a1a5b6
  8. #b9bcc8
  9. #d0d2db
  10. #e8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151e49
  2. #20284f
  3. #2a3254
  4. #353b5a
  5. #40455f
  6. #4b4f65
  7. #55596a
  8. #606370
  9. #6b6c75
  10. #75767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d2035 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #04244b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002830 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c224a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #071f48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #03243b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151e49 {
  color: #151e49;
}
Background
.bg-151e49 {
  background-color: #151e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151e49 {
  border: 2px solid #151e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 30 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 55% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151e49, #261549);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 30 73 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.64 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.76 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.06 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.91 #000080 Navy ΔE 13.41 #eae1b6 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#151e49  rgb(21, 30, 73)  hsl(230, 55%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#494015  rgb(73, 64, 21)  hsl(50, 55%, 18%)  Army Green
#49151e  rgb(73, 21, 30)  hsl(350, 55%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e4915  rgb(30, 73, 21)  hsl(110, 55%, 18%)  Lincoln Green