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#231E42

#231e42 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#231e42 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 11.76% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.97% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 248.33°, with 37.5% saturation and 18.82% 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 15.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0168

Complementary

  1. #231e42
  2. #3d421e

Split complementary

  1. #231e42
  2. #42351e
  3. #2b421e

Analogous

  1. #1e2b42
  2. #231e42
  3. #351e42

Triadic

  1. #231e42
  2. #42231e
  3. #1e4223

Tetradic

  1. #231e42
  2. #421e3d
  3. #3d421e
  4. #1e4223

Square

  1. #231e42
  2. #421e2b
  3. #3d421e
  4. #1e4235

Monochromatic

  1. #07060e
  2. #07060e
  3. #231e42
  4. #3f3677
  5. #5b4eab

Shades

#231e42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #231e42
  2. #201b3b
  3. #1c1835
  4. #19152e
  5. #151228
  6. #120f21
  7. #0e0c1a
  8. #0b0914
  9. #07060d
  10. #040307
  11. #000000

Tints

#231e42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #231e42
  2. #393555
  3. #4f4b68
  4. #65627b
  5. #7b788e
  6. #918fa1
  7. #a7a5b3
  8. #bdbcc6
  9. #d3d2d9
  10. #e9e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#231e42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #231e42
  2. #2c2848
  3. #36324e
  4. #3f3b55
  5. #48455b
  6. #524f61
  7. #5b5967
  8. #64636d
  9. #6d6c74
  10. #77767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 15.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #232323 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #232132 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #102443 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f2241 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a252c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #192243 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #192042 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e2336 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-231e42 {
  color: #231e42;
}
Background
.bg-231e42 {
  background-color: #231e42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-231e42 {
  border: 2px solid #231e42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #231e42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 30 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 38% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-231e42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #231e42, #351e42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-231e42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 30 66 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.50 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.22 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.70 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.41 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.55 #dce1bd Inverted #232323 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#231e42  rgb(35, 30, 66)  hsl(248, 38%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#3d421e  rgb(61, 66, 30)  hsl(68, 38%, 19%)  Army Green
#42231e  rgb(66, 35, 30)  hsl(8, 38%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#1e4223  rgb(30, 66, 35)  hsl(128, 38%, 19%)  British Racing Green