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#251237

#251237 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#251237 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.73% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 270.81°, with 50.68% saturation and 14.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 13.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.011

Complementary

  1. #251237
  2. #243712

Split complementary

  1. #251237
  2. #363712
  3. #123712

Analogous

  1. #121237
  2. #251237
  3. #371236

Triadic

  1. #251237
  2. #372512
  3. #123725

Tetradic

  1. #251237
  2. #371224
  3. #243712
  4. #123725

Square

  1. #251237
  2. #371212
  3. #243712
  4. #123637

Monochromatic

  1. #0a050f
  2. #0a050f
  3. #251237
  4. #4c2571
  5. #7338aa

Shades

#251237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #251237
  2. #211032
  3. #1e0e2c
  4. #1a0d27
  5. #160b21
  6. #13091c
  7. #0f0716
  8. #0b0511
  9. #07040b
  10. #040206
  11. #000000

Tints

#251237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #251237
  2. #3b2a4b
  3. #51415f
  4. #665973
  5. #7c7187
  6. #92899b
  7. #a8a0af
  8. #beb8c3
  9. #d3d0d7
  10. #e9e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#251237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #251237
  2. #2e1d3e
  3. #372846
  4. #40334d
  5. #493e54
  6. #53495c
  7. #5c5463
  8. #655f6a
  9. #6e6a71
  10. #777579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1b1b1b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1f1829 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #041b38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b1b36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #221922 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #161738 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #181836 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23172c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-251237 {
  color: #251237;
}
Background
.bg-251237 {
  background-color: #251237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-251237 {
  border: 2px solid #251237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #251237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 51% 14%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-251237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #251237, #371236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-251237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.02 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.03 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.98 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 15.71 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.26 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.75 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.83 #daedc8 Inverted #1b1b1b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#251237  rgb(37, 18, 55)  hsl(271, 51%, 14%)  Oxford Blue
#243712  rgb(36, 55, 18)  hsl(91, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green
#372512  rgb(55, 37, 18)  hsl(31, 51%, 14%)  Bistre
#123725  rgb(18, 55, 37)  hsl(151, 51%, 14%)  Phthalo Green