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#262C3E

#262c3e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#262c3e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 17.25% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.71% cyan, 29.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 24% saturation and 19.61% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.75.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0256

Complementary

  1. #262c3e
  2. #3e3826

Split complementary

  1. #262c3e
  2. #3e2c26
  3. #383e26

Analogous

  1. #26383e
  2. #262c3e
  3. #2c263e

Triadic

  1. #262c3e
  2. #3e262c
  3. #2c3e26

Tetradic

  1. #262c3e
  2. #38263e
  3. #3e3826
  4. #2c3e26

Square

  1. #262c3e
  2. #3e2638
  3. #3e3826
  4. #263e2c

Monochromatic

  1. #08090d
  2. #090a0f
  3. #262c3e
  4. #434e6d
  5. #606f9d

Shades

#262c3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262c3e
  2. #222838
  3. #1e2332
  4. #1b1f2b
  5. #171a25
  6. #13161f
  7. #0f1219
  8. #0b0d13
  9. #08090c
  10. #040406
  11. #000000

Tints

#262c3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262c3e
  2. #3c4151
  3. #515665
  4. #676b78
  5. #7d808b
  6. #93969f
  7. #a8abb2
  8. #bec0c5
  9. #d4d5d8
  10. #e9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262c3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262c3e
  2. #2f3445
  3. #383d4b
  4. #414552
  5. #4a4e58
  6. #53565f
  7. #5c5e66
  8. #65676c
  9. #6e6f73
  10. #777879
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2c34 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #262e3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #242b3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f3032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #262d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #252c3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #222e37 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262c3e {
  color: #262c3e;
}
Background
.bg-262c3e {
  background-color: #262c3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262c3e {
  border: 2px solid #262c3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262c3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 44 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 24% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262c3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262c3e, #2c263e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262c3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 44 62 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.75 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.19 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.20 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.29 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.34 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 10.90 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 12.14 #d9d3c1 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#262c3e  rgb(38, 44, 62)  hsl(225, 24%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#3e3826  rgb(62, 56, 38)  hsl(45, 24%, 20%)  Taupe
#3e262c  rgb(62, 38, 44)  hsl(345, 24%, 20%)  Eggplant
#2c3e26  rgb(44, 62, 38)  hsl(105, 24%, 20%)  Phthalo Green