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#252946

#252946 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#252946 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 16.08% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.14% cyan, 41.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.55% black. Its hue angle is 232.73°, with 30.84% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.89.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0242

Complementary

  1. #252946
  2. #464225

Split complementary

  1. #252946
  2. #463225
  3. #394625

Analogous

  1. #253946
  2. #252946
  3. #322546

Triadic

  1. #252946
  2. #462529
  3. #294625

Tetradic

  1. #252946
  2. #422546
  3. #464225
  4. #294625

Square

  1. #252946
  2. #462539
  3. #464225
  4. #254632

Monochromatic

  1. #07080d
  2. #0b0c14
  3. #252946
  4. #3f4678
  5. #5b65a9

Shades

#252946 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252946
  2. #21253f
  3. #1e2138
  4. #1a1d31
  5. #16192a
  6. #131523
  7. #0f101c
  8. #0b0c15
  9. #07080e
  10. #040407
  11. #000000

Tints

#252946 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252946
  2. #3b3e59
  3. #51546b
  4. #66697e
  5. #7c7f90
  6. #9294a3
  7. #a8a9b5
  8. #bebfc8
  9. #d3d4da
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252946 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252946
  2. #2e324c
  3. #373a52
  4. #404357
  5. #494c5d
  6. #535563
  7. #5c5d69
  8. #65666f
  9. #6e6f74
  10. #77777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292a38 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f2c47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c2a45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a2f34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #212b47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #202a46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f2d3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252946 {
  color: #252946;
}
Background
.bg-252946 {
  background-color: #252946;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252946 {
  border: 2px solid #252946;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252946;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 41 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 31% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252946 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252946, #322546);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252946 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 41 70 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.89 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.19 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.09 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.16 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.88 #dad6b9 Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#252946  rgb(37, 41, 70)  hsl(233, 31%, 21%)  Oxford Blue
#464225  rgb(70, 66, 37)  hsl(53, 31%, 21%)  Rifle Green
#462529  rgb(70, 37, 41)  hsl(353, 31%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#294625  rgb(41, 70, 37)  hsl(113, 31%, 21%)  British Racing Green