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#1E2840

#1e2840 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1e2840 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 15.69% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.12% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 36.17% saturation and 18.43% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0216

Complementary

  1. #1e2840
  2. #40361e

Split complementary

  1. #1e2840
  2. #40251e
  3. #39401e

Analogous

  1. #1e3940
  2. #1e2840
  3. #251e40

Triadic

  1. #1e2840
  2. #401e28
  3. #28401e

Tetradic

  1. #1e2840
  2. #361e40
  3. #40361e
  4. #28401e

Square

  1. #1e2840
  2. #401e39
  3. #40361e
  4. #1e4025

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #07090e
  3. #1e2840
  4. #364974
  5. #4f69a8

Shades

#1e2840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e2840
  2. #1b243a
  3. #182033
  4. #151c2d
  5. #121826
  6. #0f1420
  7. #0c101a
  8. #090c13
  9. #06080d
  10. #030406
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e2840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e2840
  2. #353e53
  3. #4b5366
  4. #626979
  5. #787e8c
  6. #8f94a0
  7. #a5a9b3
  8. #bcbfc6
  9. #d2d4d9
  10. #e9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e2840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e2840
  2. #283146
  3. #323a4d
  4. #3b4253
  5. #454b5a
  6. #4f5460
  7. #595d66
  8. #63666d
  9. #6c6e73
  10. #76777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #252833 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f2a41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c273f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #112d31 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f2941 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d2740 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #172b37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e2840 {
  color: #1e2840;
}
Background
.bg-1e2840 {
  background-color: #1e2840;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e2840 {
  border: 2px solid #1e2840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e2840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 40 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 36% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e2840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e2840, #251e40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e2840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 40 64 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.82 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.89 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 11.55 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.66 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.76 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.95 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.05 #e1d7bf Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1e2840  rgb(30, 40, 64)  hsl(222, 36%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#40361e  rgb(64, 54, 30)  hsl(42, 36%, 18%)  Taupe
#401e28  rgb(64, 30, 40)  hsl(342, 36%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#28401e  rgb(40, 64, 30)  hsl(102, 36%, 18%)  British Racing Green