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#232E5C

#232e5c ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232e5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.96% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 228.42°, with 44.88% saturation and 24.9% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.0308

Complementary

  1. #232e5c
  2. #5c5123

Split complementary

  1. #232e5c
  2. #5c3423
  3. #4a5c23

Analogous

  1. #234a5c
  2. #232e5c
  3. #34235c

Triadic

  1. #232e5c
  2. #5c232e
  3. #2e5c23

Tetradic

  1. #232e5c
  2. #51235c
  3. #5c5123
  4. #2e5c23

Square

  1. #232e5c
  2. #5c234a
  3. #5c5123
  4. #235c34

Monochromatic

  1. #06070f
  2. #0e1225
  3. #232e5c
  4. #384a93
  5. #586cc0

Shades

#232e5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232e5c
  2. #202953
  3. #1c254a
  4. #192040
  5. #151c37
  6. #12172e
  7. #0e1225
  8. #0b0e1c
  9. #070912
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#232e5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232e5c
  2. #39436c
  3. #4f587d
  4. #656d8d
  5. #7b829d
  6. #9197ae
  7. #a7abbe
  8. #bdc0ce
  9. #d3d5de
  10. #e9eaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232e5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232e5c
  2. #2c3660
  3. #363e63
  4. #3f4767
  5. #484f6a
  6. #52576e
  7. #5b5f72
  8. #646775
  9. #6d7079
  10. #77787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3046 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #18345e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #102f5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003840 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d325d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #192e5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13344d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232e5c {
  color: #232e5c;
}
Background
.bg-232e5c {
  background-color: #232e5c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232e5c {
  border: 2px solid #232e5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232e5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 45% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232e5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232e5c, #34235c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232e5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 92 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.03 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.91 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.06 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.05 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.89 #dcd1a3 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232e5c  rgb(35, 46, 92)  hsl(228, 45%, 25%)  Oxford Blue
#5c5123  rgb(92, 81, 35)  hsl(48, 45%, 25%)  Field Drab
#5c232e  rgb(92, 35, 46)  hsl(348, 45%, 25%)  Wine
#2e5c23  rgb(46, 92, 35)  hsl(108, 45%, 25%)  Lincoln Green