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#16062E

#16062e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#16062e is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 2.35% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 86.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 76.92% saturation and 10.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 11.98.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.005

Complementary

  1. #16062e
  2. #1e2e06

Split complementary

  1. #16062e
  2. #2e2a06
  3. #0a2e06

Analogous

  1. #060a2e
  2. #16062e
  3. #2a062e

Triadic

  1. #16062e
  2. #2e1606
  3. #062e16

Tetradic

  1. #16062e
  2. #2e061e
  3. #1e2e06
  4. #062e16

Square

  1. #16062e
  2. #2e060a
  3. #1e2e06
  4. #062e2a

Monochromatic

  1. #090212
  2. #090212
  3. #16062e
  4. #360f72
  5. #5718b5

Shades

#16062e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16062e
  2. #140529
  3. #120525
  4. #0f0420
  5. #0d041c
  6. #0b0317
  7. #090212
  8. #07020e
  9. #040109
  10. #020105
  11. #000000

Tints

#16062e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16062e
  2. #2d1f43
  3. #453858
  4. #5c516d
  5. #736a82
  6. #8b8397
  7. #a29bab
  8. #b9b4c0
  9. #d0cdd5
  10. #e8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16062e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16062e
  2. #211236
  3. #2b1e3e
  4. #362b47
  5. #40374f
  6. #4b4357
  7. #564f5f
  8. #605b67
  9. #6b6870
  10. #757478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #101010 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #120c1f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00102f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000f2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #101019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #060c2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #070c2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #120c23 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16062e {
  color: #16062e;
}
Background
.bg-16062e {
  background-color: #16062e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16062e {
  border: 2px solid #16062e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16062e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 6 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 77% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16062e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16062e, #2a062e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16062e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 6 46 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 11.98 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.90 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.11 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 16.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.94 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 17.28 #e9f9d1 Inverted #101010 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#16062e  rgb(22, 6, 46)  hsl(264, 77%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#1e2e06  rgb(30, 46, 6)  hsl(84, 77%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#2e1606  rgb(46, 22, 6)  hsl(24, 77%, 10%)  Bistre
#062e16  rgb(6, 46, 22)  hsl(144, 77%, 10%)  Phthalo Green