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#26314E

#26314e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#26314e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 19.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.28% cyan, 37.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 223.5°, with 34.48% saturation and 22.75% 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 12.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0316

Complementary

  1. #26314e
  2. #4e4326

Split complementary

  1. #26314e
  2. #4e2f26
  3. #454e26

Analogous

  1. #26454e
  2. #26314e
  3. #2f264e

Triadic

  1. #26314e
  2. #4e2631
  3. #314e26

Tetradic

  1. #26314e
  2. #43264e
  3. #4e4326
  4. #314e26

Square

  1. #26314e
  2. #4e2645
  3. #4e4326
  4. #264e2f

Monochromatic

  1. #07090e
  2. #0d111b
  3. #26314e
  4. #3f5181
  5. #5d74b0

Shades

#26314e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #26314e
  2. #222c46
  3. #1e273e
  4. #1b2237
  5. #171d2f
  6. #131927
  7. #0f141f
  8. #0b0f17
  9. #080a10
  10. #040508
  11. #000000

Tints

#26314e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #26314e
  2. #3c4660
  3. #515a71
  4. #676f83
  5. #7d8395
  6. #9398a7
  7. #a8adb8
  8. #bec1ca
  9. #d4d6dc
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#26314e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #26314e
  2. #2f3953
  3. #384158
  4. #41495d
  5. #4a5162
  6. #535967
  7. #5c606c
  8. #656871
  9. #6e7076
  10. #77787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d313f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26344f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #22304d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #17373c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26334f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #24304e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e3544 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-26314e {
  color: #26314e;
}
Background
.bg-26314e {
  background-color: #26314e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-26314e {
  border: 2px solid #26314e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #26314e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 49 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-26314e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #26314e, #2f264e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-26314e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 49 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.63 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.31 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.18 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.42 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 12.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.93 #d9ceb1 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#26314e  rgb(38, 49, 78)  hsl(224, 34%, 23%)  Oxford Blue
#4e4326  rgb(78, 67, 38)  hsl(44, 34%, 23%)  Taupe
#4e2631  rgb(78, 38, 49)  hsl(344, 34%, 23%)  Eggplant
#314e26  rgb(49, 78, 38)  hsl(104, 34%, 23%)  Hunter Green