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#152D65

#152d65 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#152d65 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 17.65% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 55.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 65.57% saturation and 23.92% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0298

Complementary

  1. #152d65
  2. #654d15

Split complementary

  1. #152d65
  2. #652515
  3. #556515

Analogous

  1. #155565
  2. #152d65
  3. #251565

Triadic

  1. #152d65
  2. #65152d
  3. #2d6515

Tetradic

  1. #152d65
  2. #4d1565
  3. #654d15
  4. #2d6515

Square

  1. #152d65
  2. #651555
  3. #654d15
  4. #156525

Monochromatic

  1. #040811
  2. #081126
  3. #152d65
  4. #2249a4
  5. #3c6bd7

Shades

#152d65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152d65
  2. #13295b
  3. #112451
  4. #0f2047
  5. #0d1b3d
  6. #0b1733
  7. #081228
  8. #060e1e
  9. #040914
  10. #02050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#152d65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152d65
  2. #2c4274
  3. #445784
  4. #5b6c93
  5. #7381a3
  6. #8a96b2
  7. #a1abc1
  8. #b9c0d1
  9. #d0d5e0
  10. #e8eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152d65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152d65
  2. #203568
  3. #2a3e6a
  4. #35466d
  5. #404e70
  6. #4b5773
  7. #555f75
  8. #606778
  9. #6b6f7b
  10. #75787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282f4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #073467 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b44 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e3166 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #012d64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003653 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152d65 {
  color: #152d65;
}
Background
.bg-152d65 {
  background-color: #152d65;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152d65 {
  border: 2px solid #152d65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152d65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 45 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 66% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152d65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152d65, #251565);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152d65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 45 101 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.66 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.32 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.97 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.14 #ead29a Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#152d65  rgb(21, 45, 101)  hsl(222, 66%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#654d15  rgb(101, 77, 21)  hsl(42, 66%, 24%)  Field Drab
#65152d  rgb(101, 21, 45)  hsl(342, 66%, 24%)  Claret
#2d6515  rgb(45, 101, 21)  hsl(102, 66%, 24%)  Dark Green