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#17153C

#17153c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#17153c is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 8.24% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.67% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.47% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 48.15% saturation and 15.88% 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 17.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0104

Complementary

  1. #17153c
  2. #3a3c15

Split complementary

  1. #17153c
  2. #3c2a15
  3. #263c15

Analogous

  1. #15263c
  2. #17153c
  3. #2a153c

Triadic

  1. #17153c
  2. #3c1715
  3. #153c17

Tetradic

  1. #17153c
  2. #3c153a
  3. #3a3c15
  4. #153c17

Square

  1. #17153c
  2. #3c1526
  3. #3a3c15
  4. #153c2a

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #06050f
  3. #17153c
  4. #2d2975
  5. #423dad

Shades

#17153c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17153c
  2. #151336
  3. #121130
  4. #100f2a
  5. #0e0d24
  6. #0c0b1e
  7. #090818
  8. #070612
  9. #05040c
  10. #020206
  11. #000000

Tints

#17153c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17153c
  2. #2e2c50
  3. #454463
  4. #5d5b77
  5. #74738a
  6. #8b8a9e
  7. #a2a1b1
  8. #b9b9c5
  9. #d1d0d8
  10. #e8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17153c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17153c
  2. #222043
  3. #2c2a4a
  4. #373550
  5. #414057
  6. #4c4b5e
  7. #565565
  8. #61606c
  9. #6b6b72
  10. #767579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1a1a1a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #19182b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001c3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00193b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #071e26 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b193d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a173c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f1b30 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17153c {
  color: #17153c;
}
Background
.bg-17153c {
  background-color: #17153c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17153c {
  border: 2px solid #17153c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17153c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 21 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 48% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17153c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17153c, #2a153c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17153c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 21 60 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.02 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.97 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.48 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.69 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 15.57 #e8eac3 Inverted #1a1a1a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#17153c  rgb(23, 21, 60)  hsl(243, 48%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3a3c15  rgb(58, 60, 21)  hsl(63, 48%, 16%)  Army Green
#3c1715  rgb(60, 23, 21)  hsl(3, 48%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#153c17  rgb(21, 60, 23)  hsl(123, 48%, 16%)  British Racing Green