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#151F37

#151f37 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#151f37 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, 12.16% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.82% cyan, 43.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 44.74% saturation and 14.9% 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 16.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.0142

Complementary

  1. #151f37
  2. #372d15

Split complementary

  1. #151f37
  2. #371c15
  3. #303715

Analogous

  1. #153037
  2. #151f37
  3. #1c1537

Triadic

  1. #151f37
  2. #37151f
  3. #1f3715

Tetradic

  1. #151f37
  2. #2d1537
  3. #372d15
  4. #1f3715

Square

  1. #151f37
  2. #371530
  3. #372d15
  4. #15371c

Monochromatic

  1. #06080f
  2. #06080f
  3. #151f37
  4. #2a3e6e
  5. #3f5da6

Shades

#151f37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #151f37
  2. #131c32
  3. #11192c
  4. #0f1627
  5. #0d1321
  6. #0b101c
  7. #080c16
  8. #060911
  9. #04060b
  10. #020306
  11. #000000

Tints

#151f37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #151f37
  2. #2c354b
  3. #444c5f
  4. #5b6273
  5. #737987
  6. #8a8f9b
  7. #a1a5af
  8. #b9bcc3
  9. #d0d2d7
  10. #e8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#151f37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #151f37
  2. #20293e
  3. #2a3246
  4. #353c4d
  5. #404654
  6. #4b505c
  7. #555963
  8. #60636a
  9. #6b6d71
  10. #757679
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1f2b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #152138 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #121e36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #052428 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #152038 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #131f37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d222f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-151f37 {
  color: #151f37;
}
Background
.bg-151f37 {
  background-color: #151f37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-151f37 {
  border: 2px solid #151f37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #151f37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 31 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 45% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-151f37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #151f37, #1c1537);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-151f37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 31 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.37 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.32 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 11.52 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.89 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 13.06 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.40 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.65 #eae0c8 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#151f37  rgb(21, 31, 55)  hsl(222, 45%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#372d15  rgb(55, 45, 21)  hsl(42, 45%, 15%)  Bistre
#37151f  rgb(55, 21, 31)  hsl(342, 45%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#1f3715  rgb(31, 55, 21)  hsl(102, 45%, 15%)  Phthalo Green