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#252D4D

#252d4d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#252d4d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 17.65% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.95% cyan, 41.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 35.09% saturation and 22.35% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.18.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0281

Complementary

  1. #252d4d
  2. #4d4525

Split complementary

  1. #252d4d
  2. #4d3125
  3. #414d25

Analogous

  1. #25414d
  2. #252d4d
  3. #31254d

Triadic

  1. #252d4d
  2. #4d252d
  3. #2d4d25

Tetradic

  1. #252d4d
  2. #45254d
  3. #4d4525
  4. #2d4d25

Square

  1. #252d4d
  2. #4d2541
  3. #4d4525
  4. #254d31

Monochromatic

  1. #07080e
  2. #0c0f19
  3. #252d4d
  4. #3e4b81
  5. #5b6cb0

Shades

#252d4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #252d4d
  2. #212945
  3. #1e243e
  4. #1a2036
  5. #161b2e
  6. #131727
  7. #0f121f
  8. #0b0e17
  9. #07090f
  10. #040508
  11. #000000

Tints

#252d4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #252d4d
  2. #3b425f
  3. #515771
  4. #666c82
  5. #7c8194
  6. #9296a6
  7. #a8abb8
  8. #bec0ca
  9. #d3d5db
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#252d4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #252d4d
  2. #2e3552
  3. #373e57
  4. #40465c
  5. #494e61
  6. #535767
  7. #5c5f6c
  8. #656771
  9. #6e6f76
  10. #77787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2e3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #21304e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d2d4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #163439 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232f4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #212d4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d3142 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-252d4d {
  color: #252d4d;
}
Background
.bg-252d4d {
  background-color: #252d4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-252d4d {
  border: 2px solid #252d4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #252d4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 45 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 35% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-252d4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #252d4d, #31254d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-252d4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 45 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.57 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.63 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.46 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.12 #dad2b2 Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#252d4d  rgb(37, 45, 77)  hsl(228, 35%, 22%)  Oxford Blue
#4d4525  rgb(77, 69, 37)  hsl(48, 35%, 22%)  Army Green
#4d252d  rgb(77, 37, 45)  hsl(348, 35%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#2d4d25  rgb(45, 77, 37)  hsl(108, 35%, 22%)  Hunter Green