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#28254D

#28254d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#28254d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 14.51% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.05% cyan, 51.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 244.5°, with 35.09% saturation and 22.35% 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.0231

Complementary

  1. #28254d
  2. #4a4d25

Split complementary

  1. #28254d
  2. #4d3c25
  3. #364d25

Analogous

  1. #25364d
  2. #28254d
  3. #3c254d

Triadic

  1. #28254d
  2. #4d2825
  3. #254d28

Tetradic

  1. #28254d
  2. #4d254a
  3. #4a4d25
  4. #254d28

Square

  1. #28254d
  2. #4d2536
  3. #4a4d25
  4. #254d3c

Monochromatic

  1. #07070e
  2. #0d0c19
  3. #28254d
  4. #433e81
  5. #615bb0

Shades

#28254d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28254d
  2. #242145
  3. #201e3e
  4. #1c1a36
  5. #18162e
  6. #141327
  7. #100f1f
  8. #0c0b17
  9. #08070f
  10. #040408
  11. #000000

Tints

#28254d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28254d
  2. #3e3b5f
  3. #535171
  4. #696682
  5. #7e7c94
  6. #9492a6
  7. #a9a8b8
  8. #bfbeca
  9. #d4d3db
  10. #eae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28254d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28254d
  2. #312e52
  3. #3a3757
  4. #42405c
  5. #4b4961
  6. #545367
  7. #5d5c6c
  8. #666571
  9. #6e6e76
  10. #77777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2a2a2a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29283b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #152b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #14294c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d2d35 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e294e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d274c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #222a40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28254d {
  color: #28254d;
}
Background
.bg-28254d {
  background-color: #28254d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-28254d {
  border: 2px solid #28254d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28254d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 37 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 35% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28254d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28254d, #3c254d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28254d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 37 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.13 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.14 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.02 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.26 #d7dab2 Inverted #2a2a2a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#28254d  rgb(40, 37, 77)  hsl(245, 35%, 22%)  Oxford Blue
#4a4d25  rgb(74, 77, 37)  hsl(65, 35%, 22%)  Army Green
#4d2825  rgb(77, 40, 37)  hsl(5, 35%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#254d28  rgb(37, 77, 40)  hsl(125, 35%, 22%)  British Racing Green