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#230E2D

#230e2d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#230e2d is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 5.49% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 68.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black. Its hue angle is 280.65°, with 52.54% saturation and 11.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 14.82.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0086

Complementary

  1. #230e2d
  2. #182d0e

Split complementary

  1. #230e2d
  2. #282d0e
  3. #0e2d14

Analogous

  1. #140e2d
  2. #230e2d
  3. #2d0e28

Triadic

  1. #230e2d
  2. #2d230e
  3. #0e2d23

Tetradic

  1. #230e2d
  2. #2d0e18
  3. #182d0e
  4. #0e2d23

Square

  1. #230e2d
  2. #2d140e
  3. #182d0e
  4. #0e282d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0510
  2. #0c0510
  3. #230e2d
  4. #502067
  5. #7e32a2

Shades

#230e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #230e2d
  2. #200d29
  3. #1c0b24
  4. #190a20
  5. #15081b
  6. #120717
  7. #0e0612
  8. #0b040e
  9. #070309
  10. #040105
  11. #000000

Tints

#230e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #230e2d
  2. #392642
  3. #4f3e57
  4. #65566c
  5. #7b6e81
  6. #918796
  7. #a79fab
  8. #bdb7c0
  9. #d3cfd5
  10. #e9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#230e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #230e2d
  2. #2c1935
  3. #36253e
  4. #3f3046
  5. #483c4e
  6. #524757
  7. #5b525f
  8. #645e67
  9. #6d696f
  10. #777578
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #171717 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1422 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #06162e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d182c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22131b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #16132e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #18142d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #221123 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-230e2d {
  color: #230e2d;
}
Background
.bg-230e2d {
  background-color: #230e2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-230e2d {
  border: 2px solid #230e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #230e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 14 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 53% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-230e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #230e2d, #2d0e28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-230e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 14 45 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.82 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 15.51 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 16.35 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 16.42 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 17.50 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 17.77 #dcf1d2 Inverted #171717 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#230e2d  rgb(35, 14, 45)  hsl(281, 53%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#182d0e  rgb(24, 45, 14)  hsl(101, 53%, 12%)  Phthalo Green
#2d230e  rgb(45, 35, 14)  hsl(41, 53%, 12%)  Bistre
#0e2d23  rgb(14, 45, 35)  hsl(161, 53%, 12%)  Phthalo Green