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#182A4D

#182a4d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#182a4d is a color from the azure family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 16.47% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.83% cyan, 45.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 219.62°, with 52.48% saturation and 19.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0239

Complementary

  1. #182a4d
  2. #4d3b18

Split complementary

  1. #182a4d
  2. #4d2018
  3. #444d18

Analogous

  1. #18444d
  2. #182a4d
  3. #20184d

Triadic

  1. #182a4d
  2. #4d182a
  3. #2a4d18

Tetradic

  1. #182a4d
  2. #3b184d
  3. #4d3b18
  4. #2a4d18

Square

  1. #182a4d
  2. #4d1844
  3. #4d3b18
  4. #184d20

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #060a13
  3. #182a4d
  4. #2a4a87
  5. #3c6ac2

Shades

#182a4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #182a4d
  2. #162645
  3. #13223e
  4. #111d36
  5. #0e192e
  6. #0c1527
  7. #0a111f
  8. #070d17
  9. #05080f
  10. #020408
  11. #000000

Tints

#182a4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #182a4d
  2. #2f3f5f
  3. #465571
  4. #5d6a82
  5. #747f94
  6. #8c95a6
  7. #a3aab8
  8. #babfca
  9. #d1d4db
  10. #e8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#182a4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #182a4d
  2. #223352
  3. #2d3b57
  4. #37445c
  5. #424c61
  6. #4c5567
  7. #565e6c
  8. #616671
  9. #6b6f76
  10. #76777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242a3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a2d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #13284c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003237 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #192c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #15294d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #052f41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-182a4d {
  color: #182a4d;
}
Background
.bg-182a4d {
  background-color: #182a4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-182a4d {
  border: 2px solid #182a4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #182a4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 42 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 52% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-182a4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #182a4d, #20184d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-182a4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 42 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 3.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.09 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.47 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.57 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 13.66 #e7d5b2 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#182a4d  rgb(24, 42, 77)  hsl(220, 52%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#4d3b18  rgb(77, 59, 24)  hsl(40, 52%, 20%)  Taupe
#4d182a  rgb(77, 24, 42)  hsl(340, 52%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#2a4d18  rgb(42, 77, 24)  hsl(100, 52%, 20%)  Lincoln Green