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#232F65

#232f65 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#232f65 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 18.43% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.35% cyan, 53.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.39% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 48.53% saturation and 26.67% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0333

Complementary

  1. #232f65
  2. #655923

Split complementary

  1. #232f65
  2. #653823
  3. #506523

Analogous

  1. #235065
  2. #232f65
  3. #382365

Triadic

  1. #232f65
  2. #65232f
  3. #2f6523

Tetradic

  1. #232f65
  2. #592365
  3. #655923
  4. #2f6523

Square

  1. #232f65
  2. #652350
  3. #655923
  4. #236538

Monochromatic

  1. #05070f
  2. #0f152c
  3. #232f65
  4. #37499e
  5. #5b6ec6

Shades

#232f65 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232f65
  2. #202a5b
  3. #1c2651
  4. #192147
  5. #151c3d
  6. #121833
  7. #0e1328
  8. #0b0e1e
  9. #070914
  10. #04050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#232f65 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232f65
  2. #394474
  3. #4f5984
  4. #656d93
  5. #7b82a3
  6. #9197b2
  7. #a7acc1
  8. #bdc1d1
  9. #d3d5e0
  10. #e9eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232f65 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232f65
  2. #2c3768
  3. #363f6a
  4. #3f476d
  5. #484f70
  6. #525873
  7. #5b6075
  8. #646878
  9. #6d707b
  10. #77787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d324c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #113667 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #033064 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a3366 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #153064 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d3754 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232f65 {
  color: #232f65;
}
Background
.bg-232f65 {
  background-color: #232f65;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232f65 {
  border: 2px solid #232f65;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232f65;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 49% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232f65 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232f65, #382365);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232f65 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 101 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.83 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.87 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 8.07 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.57 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.78 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.24 #dcd09a Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232f65  rgb(35, 47, 101)  hsl(229, 49%, 27%)  Oxford Blue
#655923  rgb(101, 89, 35)  hsl(49, 49%, 27%)  Field Drab
#65232f  rgb(101, 35, 47)  hsl(349, 49%, 27%)  Wine
#2f6523  rgb(47, 101, 35)  hsl(109, 49%, 27%)  Dark Green