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#182A4E

#182a4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#182a4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 46.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 52.94% saturation and 20% 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 14.19:1 (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 luminance0.024

Complementary

  1. #182a4e
  2. #4e3c18

Split complementary

  1. #182a4e
  2. #4e2118
  3. #454e18

Analogous

  1. #18454e
  2. #182a4e
  3. #21184e

Triadic

  1. #182a4e
  2. #4e182a
  3. #2a4e18

Tetradic

  1. #182a4e
  2. #3c184e
  3. #4e3c18
  4. #2a4e18

Square

  1. #182a4e
  2. #4e1845
  3. #4e3c18
  4. #184e21

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #060b13
  3. #182a4e
  4. #2a4a88
  5. #3c69c3

Shades

#182a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #182a4e
  2. #162646
  3. #13223e
  4. #111d37
  5. #0e192f
  6. #0c1527
  7. #0a111f
  8. #070d17
  9. #050810
  10. #020408
  11. #000000

Tints

#182a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #182a4e
  2. #2f3f60
  3. #465571
  4. #5d6a83
  5. #747f95
  6. #8c95a7
  7. #a3aab8
  8. #babfca
  9. #d1d4dc
  10. #e8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#182a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #182a4e
  2. #223353
  3. #2d3b58
  4. #37445d
  5. #424c62
  6. #4c5567
  7. #565e6c
  8. #616671
  9. #6b6f76
  10. #76777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #242b3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a2e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #12294d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003238 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #192c4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #14294e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #042f42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-182a4e {
  color: #182a4e;
}
Background
.bg-182a4e {
  background-color: #182a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-182a4e {
  border: 2px solid #182a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #182a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 53% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-182a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #182a4e, #21184e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-182a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 3.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.18 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.34 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 13.54 #e7d5b1 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#182a4e  rgb(24, 42, 78)  hsl(220, 53%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#4e3c18  rgb(78, 60, 24)  hsl(40, 53%, 20%)  Field Drab
#4e182a  rgb(78, 24, 42)  hsl(340, 53%, 20%)  Tyrian Purple
#2a4e18  rgb(42, 78, 24)  hsl(100, 53%, 20%)  Lincoln Green