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#232E59

#232e59 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232e59 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.04% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.67% cyan, 48.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 227.78°, with 43.55% saturation and 24.31% 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 13.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0303

Complementary

  1. #232e59
  2. #594e23

Split complementary

  1. #232e59
  2. #593323
  3. #495923

Analogous

  1. #234959
  2. #232e59
  3. #332359

Triadic

  1. #232e59
  2. #59232e
  3. #2e5923

Tetradic

  1. #232e59
  2. #4e2359
  3. #594e23
  4. #2e5923

Square

  1. #232e59
  2. #592349
  3. #594e23
  4. #235933

Monochromatic

  1. #06080f
  2. #0d1222
  3. #232e59
  4. #394a90
  5. #586cbd

Shades

#232e59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232e59
  2. #202950
  3. #1c2547
  4. #19203e
  5. #151c35
  6. #12172d
  7. #0e1224
  8. #0b0e1b
  9. #070912
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#232e59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232e59
  2. #39436a
  3. #4f587a
  4. #656d8b
  5. #7b829b
  6. #9197ac
  7. #a7abbd
  8. #bdc0cd
  9. #d3d5de
  10. #e9eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232e59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232e59
  2. #2c365d
  3. #363e61
  4. #3f4765
  5. #484f69
  6. #52576d
  7. #5b5f70
  8. #646774
  9. #6d7078
  10. #77787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3044 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1b335b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #142e58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #04373f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e315a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b2e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15344b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232e59 {
  color: #232e59;
}
Background
.bg-232e59 {
  background-color: #232e59;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232e59 {
  border: 2px solid #232e59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232e59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 44% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232e59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232e59, #332359);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232e59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 89 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.84 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.87 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 12.43 #dcd1a6 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232e59  rgb(35, 46, 89)  hsl(228, 44%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#594e23  rgb(89, 78, 35)  hsl(48, 44%, 24%)  Field Drab
#59232e  rgb(89, 35, 46)  hsl(348, 44%, 24%)  Wine
#2e5923  rgb(46, 89, 35)  hsl(108, 44%, 24%)  Lincoln Green