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#233261

#233261 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#233261 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 19.61% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.92% cyan, 48.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 225.48°, with 46.97% saturation and 25.88% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.035

Complementary

  1. #233261
  2. #615223

Split complementary

  1. #233261
  2. #613323
  3. #516123

Analogous

  1. #235161
  2. #233261
  3. #332361

Triadic

  1. #233261
  2. #612332
  3. #326123

Tetradic

  1. #233261
  2. #522361
  3. #615223
  4. #326123

Square

  1. #233261
  2. #612351
  3. #615223
  4. #236133

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #0f1529
  3. #233261
  4. #374f99
  5. #5a73c3

Shades

#233261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #233261
  2. #202d57
  3. #1c284e
  4. #192344
  5. #151e3a
  6. #121931
  7. #0e1427
  8. #0b0f1d
  9. #070a13
  10. #04050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#233261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #233261
  2. #394771
  3. #4f5b81
  4. #657090
  5. #7b84a0
  6. #9199b0
  7. #a7adc0
  8. #bdc2d0
  9. #d3d6df
  10. #e9ebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#233261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #233261
  2. #2c3a64
  3. #364267
  4. #3f496a
  5. #48516d
  6. #525971
  7. #5b6174
  8. #646977
  9. #6d707a
  10. #77787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #353535 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e344a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c3763 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #133260 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d44 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f3562 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1a3260 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #103951 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-233261 {
  color: #233261;
}
Background
.bg-233261 {
  background-color: #233261;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-233261 {
  border: 2px solid #233261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #233261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 50 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 47% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-233261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #233261, #332361);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-233261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 50 97 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.57 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.25 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.49 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.94 #dccd9e Inverted #353535 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#233261  rgb(35, 50, 97)  hsl(225, 47%, 26%)  Oxford Blue
#615223  rgb(97, 82, 35)  hsl(45, 47%, 26%)  Field Drab
#612332  rgb(97, 35, 50)  hsl(345, 47%, 26%)  Wine
#326123  rgb(50, 97, 35)  hsl(105, 47%, 26%)  Lincoln Green