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#161237

#161237 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#161237 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 246.49°, with 50.68% saturation and 14.31% 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 17.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0088

Complementary

  1. #161237
  2. #333712

Split complementary

  1. #161237
  2. #372812
  3. #203712

Analogous

  1. #122037
  2. #161237
  3. #281237

Triadic

  1. #161237
  2. #371612
  3. #123716

Tetradic

  1. #161237
  2. #371233
  3. #333712
  4. #123716

Square

  1. #161237
  2. #371220
  3. #333712
  4. #123728

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #06050f
  3. #161237
  4. #2d2571
  5. #4438aa

Shades

#161237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #161237
  2. #141032
  3. #120e2c
  4. #0f0d27
  5. #0d0b21
  6. #0b091c
  7. #090716
  8. #070511
  9. #04040b
  10. #020206
  11. #000000

Tints

#161237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #161237
  2. #2d2a4b
  3. #45415f
  4. #5c5973
  5. #737187
  6. #8b899b
  7. #a2a0af
  8. #b9b8c3
  9. #d0d0d7
  10. #e8e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#161237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #161237
  2. #211d3e
  3. #2b2846
  4. #36334d
  5. #403e54
  6. #4b495c
  7. #565463
  8. #605f6a
  9. #6b6a71
  10. #757579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #171527 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #091a22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a1638 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #091537 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f172c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-161237 {
  color: #161237;
}
Background
.bg-161237 {
  background-color: #161237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-161237 {
  border: 2px solid #161237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #161237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 51% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-161237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #161237, #281237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-161237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.57 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.78 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.10 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.55 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.97 #e9edc8 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#161237  rgb(22, 18, 55)  hsl(246, 51%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#333712  rgb(51, 55, 18)  hsl(66, 51%, 14%)  Army Green
#371612  rgb(55, 22, 18)  hsl(6, 51%, 14%)  Caput Mortuum
#123716  rgb(18, 55, 22)  hsl(126, 51%, 14%)  British Racing Green