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#1C1936

#1c1936 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1936 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.15% cyan, 53.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.82% black. Its hue angle is 246.21°, with 36.71% saturation and 15.49% 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 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0121

Complementary

  1. #1c1936
  2. #333619

Split complementary

  1. #1c1936
  2. #362b19
  3. #243619

Analogous

  1. #192436
  2. #1c1936
  3. #2b1936

Triadic

  1. #1c1936
  2. #361c19
  3. #19361c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1936
  2. #361933
  3. #333619
  4. #19361c

Square

  1. #1c1936
  2. #361924
  3. #333619
  4. #19362b

Monochromatic

  1. #07060e
  2. #07060e
  3. #1c1936
  4. #37316a
  5. #52499f

Shades

#1c1936 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1936
  2. #191731
  3. #16142b
  4. #141226
  5. #110f20
  6. #0e0d1b
  7. #0b0a16
  8. #080810
  9. #06050b
  10. #030305
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1936 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1936
  2. #33304a
  3. #49475e
  4. #605e72
  5. #777586
  6. #8e8c9b
  7. #a4a3af
  8. #bbbac3
  9. #d2d1d7
  10. #e8e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1936 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1936
  2. #26233d
  3. #302e45
  4. #3a384c
  5. #444254
  6. #4e4d5b
  7. #585762
  8. #62616a
  9. #6c6b71
  10. #767679
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1d1d1d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1b29 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e1e37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e1c35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #141f24 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #151c37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #141b36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #181d2c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1936 {
  color: #1c1936;
}
Background
.bg-1c1936 {
  background-color: #1c1936;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1936 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1936;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1936;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 37% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1936 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1936, #2b1936);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1936 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 54 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.41 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.40 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.88 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.21 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.48 #000000 Black ΔE 16.89 #e3e6c9 Inverted #1d1d1d Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1c1936  rgb(28, 25, 54)  hsl(246, 37%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#333619  rgb(51, 54, 25)  hsl(66, 37%, 15%)  Rifle Green
#361c19  rgb(54, 28, 25)  hsl(6, 37%, 15%)  Bistre
#19361c  rgb(25, 54, 28)  hsl(126, 37%, 15%)  Phthalo Green