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#1B274D

#1b274d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b274d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 15.29% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.94% cyan, 49.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.6°, with 48.08% saturation and 20.39% 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 14.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0222

Complementary

  1. #1b274d
  2. #4d411b

Split complementary

  1. #1b274d
  2. #4d281b
  3. #404d1b

Analogous

  1. #1b404d
  2. #1b274d
  3. #281b4d

Triadic

  1. #1b274d
  2. #4d1b27
  3. #274d1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b274d
  2. #411b4d
  3. #4d411b
  4. #274d1b

Square

  1. #1b274d
  2. #4d1b40
  3. #4d411b
  4. #1b4d28

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #070a14
  3. #1b274d
  4. #2f4486
  5. #4461bd

Shades

#1b274d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b274d
  2. #182345
  3. #161f3e
  4. #131b36
  5. #10172e
  6. #0e1427
  7. #0b101f
  8. #080c17
  9. #05080f
  10. #030408
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b274d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b274d
  2. #323d5f
  3. #495271
  4. #5f6882
  5. #767d94
  6. #8d93a6
  7. #a4a9b8
  8. #bbbeca
  9. #d1d4db
  10. #e8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b274d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b274d
  2. #253052
  3. #2f3957
  4. #39425c
  5. #434b61
  6. #4e5467
  7. #585c6c
  8. #626571
  9. #6c6e76
  10. #76777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #24283a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #162b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e274c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002f36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #182a4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #14274d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c2c40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b274d {
  color: #1b274d;
}
Background
.bg-1b274d {
  background-color: #1b274d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b274d {
  border: 2px solid #1b274d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b274d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 39 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 48% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b274d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b274d, #281b4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b274d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 39 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.06 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.05 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.90 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.83 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.90 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.14 #e4d8b2 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1b274d  rgb(27, 39, 77)  hsl(226, 48%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#4d411b  rgb(77, 65, 27)  hsl(46, 48%, 20%)  Field Drab
#4d1b27  rgb(77, 27, 39)  hsl(346, 48%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#274d1b  rgb(39, 77, 27)  hsl(106, 48%, 20%)  Lincoln Green