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#252B60

#252b60 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#252b60 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 16.86% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.46% cyan, 55.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 233.9°, with 44.36% saturation and 26.08% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.81.

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Relative luminance0.0297

Complementary

  1. #252b60
  2. #605a25

Split complementary

  1. #252b60
  2. #603d25
  3. #496025

Analogous

  1. #254960
  2. #252b60
  3. #3d2560

Triadic

  1. #252b60
  2. #60252b
  3. #2b6025

Tetradic

  1. #252b60
  2. #5a2560
  3. #605a25
  4. #2b6025

Square

  1. #252b60
  2. #602549
  3. #605a25
  4. #25603d

Monochromatic

  1. #06070f
  2. #101229
  3. #252b60
  4. #3a4497
  5. #5d67c1

Shades

#252b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252b60
  2. #212756
  3. #1e224d
  4. #1a1e43
  5. #161a3a
  6. #131630
  7. #0f1126
  8. #0b0d1d
  9. #070913
  10. #04040a
  11. #000000

Tints

#252b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252b60
  2. #3b4070
  3. #515580
  4. #666b90
  5. #7c80a0
  6. #9295b0
  7. #a8aabf
  8. #bebfcf
  9. #d3d5df
  10. #e9eaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252b60
  2. #2e3463
  3. #373c66
  4. #40456a
  5. #494d6d
  6. #535670
  7. #5c5e73
  8. #656776
  9. #6e6f7a
  10. #77787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2e48 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0e3362 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #032e5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #023741 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #193061 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #162d5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15334f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252b60 {
  color: #252b60;
}
Background
.bg-252b60 {
  background-color: #252b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252b60 {
  border: 2px solid #252b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 43 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 44% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252b60, #3d2560);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 43 96 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.43 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.06 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.27 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.03 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.28 #dad49f Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#252b60  rgb(37, 43, 96)  hsl(234, 44%, 26%)  Oxford Blue
#605a25  rgb(96, 90, 37)  hsl(54, 44%, 26%)  Army Green
#60252b  rgb(96, 37, 43)  hsl(354, 44%, 26%)  Wine
#2b6025  rgb(43, 96, 37)  hsl(114, 44%, 26%)  Lincoln Green