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#262E50

#262e50 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#262e50 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 18.04% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.5% cyan, 42.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 228.57°, with 35.59% saturation and 23.14% 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 13.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0295

Complementary

  1. #262e50
  2. #504826

Split complementary

  1. #262e50
  2. #503326
  3. #435026

Analogous

  1. #264350
  2. #262e50
  3. #332650

Triadic

  1. #262e50
  2. #50262e
  3. #2e5026

Tetradic

  1. #262e50
  2. #482650
  3. #504826
  4. #2e5026

Square

  1. #262e50
  2. #502643
  3. #504826
  4. #265033

Monochromatic

  1. #07080e
  2. #0d101c
  3. #262e50
  4. #3f4c84
  5. #5d6db2

Shades

#262e50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #262e50
  2. #222948
  3. #1e2540
  4. #1b2038
  5. #171c30
  6. #131728
  7. #0f1220
  8. #0b0e18
  9. #080910
  10. #040508
  11. #000000

Tints

#262e50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #262e50
  2. #3c4362
  3. #515873
  4. #676d85
  5. #7d8296
  6. #9397a8
  7. #a8abb9
  8. #bec0cb
  9. #d4d5dc
  10. #e9eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#262e50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #262e50
  2. #2f3655
  3. #383e5a
  4. #41475e
  5. #4a4f63
  6. #535768
  7. #5c5f6d
  8. #656772
  9. #6e7076
  10. #77787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2f3f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #213251 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d2e4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #16353b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #233051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #212e50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d3244 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-262e50 {
  color: #262e50;
}
Background
.bg-262e50 {
  background-color: #262e50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-262e50 {
  border: 2px solid #262e50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #262e50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 46 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 36% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-262e50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #262e50, #332650);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-262e50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 46 80 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.31 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.58 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.00 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.96 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 13.71 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.93 #d9d1af Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#262e50  rgb(38, 46, 80)  hsl(229, 36%, 23%)  Oxford Blue
#504826  rgb(80, 72, 38)  hsl(49, 36%, 23%)  Army Green
#50262e  rgb(80, 38, 46)  hsl(349, 36%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#2e5026  rgb(46, 80, 38)  hsl(109, 36%, 23%)  Hunter Green