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#152F66

#152f66 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#152f66 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 18.43% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.41% cyan, 53.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its hue angle is 220.74°, with 65.85% saturation and 24.12% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0315

Complementary

  1. #152f66
  2. #664c15

Split complementary

  1. #152f66
  2. #662415
  3. #586615

Analogous

  1. #155866
  2. #152f66
  3. #241566

Triadic

  1. #152f66
  2. #66152f
  3. #2f6615

Tetradic

  1. #152f66
  2. #4c1566
  3. #664c15
  4. #2f6615

Square

  1. #152f66
  2. #661558
  3. #664c15
  4. #156624

Monochromatic

  1. #030811
  2. #081227
  3. #152f66
  4. #224ca5
  5. #3d6ed7

Shades

#152f66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #152f66
  2. #132a5c
  3. #112652
  4. #0f2147
  5. #0d1c3d
  6. #0b1833
  7. #081329
  8. #060e1f
  9. #040914
  10. #02050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#152f66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #152f66
  2. #2c4475
  3. #445985
  4. #5b6d94
  5. #7382a3
  6. #8a97b3
  7. #a1acc2
  8. #b9c1d1
  9. #d0d5e0
  10. #e8eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#152f66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #152f66
  2. #203769
  3. #2a3f6b
  4. #35476e
  5. #404f70
  6. #4b5873
  7. #556076
  8. #606878
  9. #6b707b
  10. #75787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29314c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c3668 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #103367 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #042f65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003754 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-152f66 {
  color: #152f66;
}
Background
.bg-152f66 {
  background-color: #152f66;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-152f66 {
  border: 2px solid #152f66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #152f66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 47 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 66% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-152f66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #152f66, #241566);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-152f66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 47 102 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.90 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 5.93 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.70 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.76 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.11 #ead099 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#152f66  rgb(21, 47, 102)  hsl(221, 66%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#664c15  rgb(102, 76, 21)  hsl(41, 66%, 24%)  Field Drab
#66152f  rgb(102, 21, 47)  hsl(341, 66%, 24%)  Claret
#2f6615  rgb(47, 102, 21)  hsl(101, 66%, 24%)  Pakistan Green