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#232F48

#232f48 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#232f48 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.43% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.39% cyan, 34.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.76% black. Its hue angle is 220.54°, with 34.58% saturation and 20.98% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0286

Complementary

  1. #232f48
  2. #483c23

Split complementary

  1. #232f48
  2. #482923
  3. #414823

Analogous

  1. #234148
  2. #232f48
  3. #292348

Triadic

  1. #232f48
  2. #48232f
  3. #2f4823

Tetradic

  1. #232f48
  2. #3c2348
  3. #483c23
  4. #2f4823

Square

  1. #232f48
  2. #482341
  3. #483c23
  4. #234829

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #0a0d15
  3. #232f48
  4. #3c517b
  5. #5773ad

Shades

#232f48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232f48
  2. #202a41
  3. #1c263a
  4. #192132
  5. #151c2b
  6. #121824
  7. #0e131d
  8. #0b0e16
  9. #07090e
  10. #040507
  11. #000000

Tints

#232f48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232f48
  2. #39445a
  3. #4f596d
  4. #656d7f
  5. #7b8291
  6. #9197a4
  7. #a7acb6
  8. #bdc1c8
  9. #d3d5da
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232f48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232f48
  2. #2c374e
  3. #363f53
  4. #3f4759
  5. #484f5e
  6. #525864
  7. #5b606a
  8. #64686f
  9. #6d7075
  10. #77787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2f3b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #263149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #222e47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #153438 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #253049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #222e48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b323f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232f48 {
  color: #232f48;
}
Background
.bg-232f48 {
  background-color: #232f48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232f48 {
  border: 2px solid #232f48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232f48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 35% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232f48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232f48, #292348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232f48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 72 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.50 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.72 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.93 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.31 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.41 #353839 Onyx ΔE 12.50 #343434 Jet ΔE 12.76 #dcd0b7 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232f48  rgb(35, 47, 72)  hsl(221, 35%, 21%)  Oxford Blue
#483c23  rgb(72, 60, 35)  hsl(41, 35%, 21%)  Taupe
#48232f  rgb(72, 35, 47)  hsl(341, 35%, 21%)  Eggplant
#2f4823  rgb(47, 72, 35)  hsl(101, 35%, 21%)  Hunter Green