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#272C4E

#272c4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#272c4e is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 17.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 43.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 232.31°, with 33.33% saturation and 22.94% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0278

Complementary

  1. #272c4e
  2. #4e4927

Split complementary

  1. #272c4e
  2. #4e3527
  3. #3f4e27

Analogous

  1. #273f4e
  2. #272c4e
  3. #35274e

Triadic

  1. #272c4e
  2. #4e272c
  3. #2c4e27

Tetradic

  1. #272c4e
  2. #49274e
  3. #4e4927
  4. #2c4e27

Square

  1. #272c4e
  2. #4e273f
  3. #4e4927
  4. #274e35

Monochromatic

  1. #07080e
  2. #0d0f1b
  3. #272c4e
  4. #414981
  5. #5f69af

Shades

#272c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272c4e
  2. #232846
  3. #1f233e
  4. #1b1f37
  5. #171a2f
  6. #141627
  7. #10121f
  8. #0c0d17
  9. #080910
  10. #040408
  11. #000000

Tints

#272c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272c4e
  2. #3d4160
  3. #525671
  4. #686b83
  5. #7d8095
  6. #9396a7
  7. #a9abb8
  8. #bec0ca
  9. #d4d5dc
  10. #e9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272c4e
  2. #303453
  3. #393d58
  4. #42455d
  5. #4b4e62
  6. #545667
  7. #5c5e6c
  8. #656771
  9. #6e6f76
  10. #77787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2d3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f304f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c2d4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #193339 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #212d4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272c4e {
  color: #272c4e;
}
Background
.bg-272c4e {
  background-color: #272c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272c4e {
  border: 2px solid #272c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 33% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272c4e, #35274e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.70 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.64 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.38 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.21 #d8d3b1 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#272c4e  rgb(39, 44, 78)  hsl(232, 33%, 23%)  Oxford Blue
#4e4927  rgb(78, 73, 39)  hsl(52, 33%, 23%)  Army Green
#4e272c  rgb(78, 39, 44)  hsl(352, 33%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#2c4e27  rgb(44, 78, 39)  hsl(112, 33%, 23%)  Hunter Green