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#28243E

#28243e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#28243e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 14.12% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.48% cyan, 41.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 249.23°, with 26.53% saturation and 19.22% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0206

Complementary

  1. #28243e
  2. #3a3e24

Split complementary

  1. #28243e
  2. #3e3524
  3. #2d3e24

Analogous

  1. #242d3e
  2. #28243e
  3. #35243e

Triadic

  1. #28243e
  2. #3e2824
  3. #243e28

Tetradic

  1. #28243e
  2. #3e243a
  3. #3a3e24
  4. #243e28

Square

  1. #28243e
  2. #3e242d
  3. #3a3e24
  4. #243e35

Monochromatic

  1. #08070d
  2. #09080e
  3. #28243e
  4. #47406e
  5. #665c9f

Shades

#28243e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28243e
  2. #242038
  3. #201d32
  4. #1c192b
  5. #181625
  6. #14121f
  7. #100e19
  8. #0c0b13
  9. #08070c
  10. #040406
  11. #000000

Tints

#28243e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28243e
  2. #3e3a51
  3. #535065
  4. #696678
  5. #7e7c8b
  6. #94929f
  7. #a9a7b2
  8. #bfbdc5
  9. #d4d3d8
  10. #eae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28243e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28243e
  2. #312d45
  3. #3a364b
  4. #424052
  5. #4b4958
  6. #54525f
  7. #5d5b66
  8. #66646c
  9. #6e6e73
  10. #777779
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282632 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c283f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d273d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23292e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #22263f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #22263e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #252735 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28243e {
  color: #28243e;
}
Background
.bg-28243e {
  background-color: #28243e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28243e {
  border: 2px solid #28243e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28243e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 36 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 27% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28243e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28243e, #35243e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28243e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 36 62 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.56 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.81 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.43 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.78 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 14.86 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.41 #353839 Onyx ΔE 15.44 #d7dbc1 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#28243e  rgb(40, 36, 62)  hsl(249, 27%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#3a3e24  rgb(58, 62, 36)  hsl(69, 27%, 19%)  Rifle Green
#3e2824  rgb(62, 40, 36)  hsl(9, 27%, 19%)  Bistre
#243e28  rgb(36, 62, 40)  hsl(129, 27%, 19%)  Phthalo Green