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#1E1C4E

#1e1c4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1e1c4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 10.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 64.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 242.4°, with 47.17% saturation and 20.78% 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 15.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.26.

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Relative luminance0.0166

Complementary

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #4c4e1c

Split complementary

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #4e371c
  3. #334e1c

Analogous

  1. #1c334e
  2. #1e1c4e
  3. #371c4e

Triadic

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #4e1e1c
  3. #1c4e1e

Tetradic

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #4e1c4c
  3. #4c4e1c
  4. #1c4e1e

Square

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #4e1c33
  3. #4c4e1c
  4. #1c4e37

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #080816
  3. #1e1c4e
  4. #343086
  5. #4b46bd

Shades

#1e1c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #1b1946
  3. #18163e
  4. #151437
  5. #12112f
  6. #0f0e27
  7. #0c0b1f
  8. #090817
  9. #060610
  10. #030308
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e1c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #353360
  3. #4b4971
  4. #626083
  5. #787795
  6. #8f8ea7
  7. #a5a4b8
  8. #bcbbca
  9. #d2d2dc
  10. #e9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e1c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e1c4e
  2. #282653
  3. #323058
  4. #3b3a5d
  5. #454462
  6. #4f4e67
  7. #59586c
  8. #636271
  9. #6c6c76
  10. #76767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #212039 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002550 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00214d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #062831 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e214f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c1f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12243f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e1c4e {
  color: #1e1c4e;
}
Background
.bg-1e1c4e {
  background-color: #1e1c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e1c4e {
  border: 2px solid #1e1c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e1c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 28 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 47% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e1c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e1c4e, #371c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e1c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 28 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.31 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.95 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.69 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.94 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.09 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 12.24 #e1e3b1 Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1e1c4e  rgb(30, 28, 78)  hsl(242, 47%, 21%)  Oxford Blue
#4c4e1c  rgb(76, 78, 28)  hsl(62, 47%, 21%)  Army Green
#4e1e1c  rgb(78, 30, 28)  hsl(2, 47%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#1c4e1e  rgb(28, 78, 30)  hsl(122, 47%, 21%)  Lincoln Green