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#232F69

#232f69 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#232f69 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 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 55.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 229.71°, with 50% saturation and 27.45% 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 12.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0341

Complementary

  1. #232f69
  2. #695d23

Split complementary

  1. #232f69
  2. #693a23
  3. #526923

Analogous

  1. #235269
  2. #232f69
  3. #3a2369

Triadic

  1. #232f69
  2. #69232f
  3. #2f6923

Tetradic

  1. #232f69
  2. #5d2369
  3. #695d23
  4. #2f6923

Square

  1. #232f69
  2. #692352
  3. #695d23
  4. #23693a

Monochromatic

  1. #05070f
  2. #101530
  3. #232f69
  4. #3649a2
  5. #5c6fc9

Shades

#232f69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #232f69
  2. #202a5f
  3. #1c2654
  4. #19214a
  5. #151c3f
  6. #121835
  7. #0e132a
  8. #0b0e20
  9. #070915
  10. #04050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#232f69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #232f69
  2. #394478
  3. #4f5987
  4. #656d96
  5. #7b82a5
  6. #9197b4
  7. #a7acc3
  8. #bdc1d2
  9. #d3d5e1
  10. #e9eaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#232f69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #232f69
  2. #2c376b
  3. #363f6e
  4. #3f4770
  5. #484f72
  6. #525875
  7. #5b6077
  8. #646879
  9. #6d707b
  10. #77787e
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e324e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c376b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #17346a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #113068 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a3856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-232f69 {
  color: #232f69;
}
Background
.bg-232f69 {
  background-color: #232f69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-232f69 {
  border: 2px solid #232f69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #232f69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 47 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 50% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-232f69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #232f69, #3a2369);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-232f69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 47 105 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.26 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.86 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.01 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.52 #dcd096 Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#232f69  rgb(35, 47, 105)  hsl(230, 50%, 27%)  Oxford Blue
#695d23  rgb(105, 93, 35)  hsl(50, 50%, 27%)  Field Drab
#69232f  rgb(105, 35, 47)  hsl(350, 50%, 27%)  Wine
#2f6923  rgb(47, 105, 35)  hsl(110, 50%, 27%)  Pakistan Green