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#232E5D

#232e5d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232e5d 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 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.37% cyan, 50.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 228.62°, with 45.31% saturation and 25.1% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.031

Complementary

  1. #232e5d
  2. #5d5223

Split complementary

  1. #232e5d
  2. #5d3523
  3. #4b5d23

Analogous

  1. #234b5d
  2. #232e5d
  3. #35235d

Triadic

  1. #232e5d
  2. #5d232e
  3. #2e5d23

Tetradic

  1. #232e5d
  2. #52235d
  3. #5d5223
  4. #2e5d23

Square

  1. #232e5d
  2. #5d234b
  3. #5d5223
  4. #235d35

Monochromatic

  1. #06070f
  2. #0e1325
  3. #232e5d
  4. #384995
  5. #596cc0

Shades

#232e5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232e5d
  2. #202954
  3. #1c254a
  4. #192041
  5. #151c38
  6. #12172f
  7. #0e1225
  8. #0b0e1c
  9. #070913
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#232e5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232e5d
  2. #39436d
  3. #4f587d
  4. #656d8e
  5. #7b829e
  6. #9197ae
  7. #a7abbe
  8. #bdc0ce
  9. #d3d5df
  10. #e9eaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232e5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232e5d
  2. #2c3661
  3. #363e64
  4. #3f4768
  5. #484f6b
  6. #52576f
  7. #5b5f72
  8. #646776
  9. #6d7079
  10. #77787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c3047 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #18345f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f2f5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003941 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d325e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #192f5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #13354d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232e5d {
  color: #232e5d;
}
Background
.bg-232e5d {
  background-color: #232e5d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232e5d {
  border: 2px solid #232e5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232e5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 46 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 45% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232e5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232e5d, #35235d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232e5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 46 93 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.10 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.93 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.90 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.89 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.70 #dcd1a2 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232e5d  rgb(35, 46, 93)  hsl(229, 45%, 25%)  Oxford Blue
#5d5223  rgb(93, 82, 35)  hsl(49, 45%, 25%)  Field Drab
#5d232e  rgb(93, 35, 46)  hsl(349, 45%, 25%)  Wine
#2e5d23  rgb(46, 93, 35)  hsl(109, 45%, 25%)  Lincoln Green