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#282945

#282945 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#282945 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.03% cyan, 40.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.93°, with 26.61% saturation and 21.37% 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 14.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.98.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0247

Complementary

  1. #282945
  2. #454428

Split complementary

  1. #282945
  2. #453528
  3. #374528

Analogous

  1. #283745
  2. #282945
  3. #352845

Triadic

  1. #282945
  2. #452829
  3. #294528

Tetradic

  1. #282945
  2. #442845
  3. #454428
  4. #294528

Square

  1. #282945
  2. #452837
  3. #454428
  4. #284535

Monochromatic

  1. #07080d
  2. #0c0c15
  3. #282945
  4. #444675
  5. #6264a4

Shades

#282945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282945
  2. #24253e
  3. #202137
  4. #1c1d30
  5. #181929
  6. #141523
  7. #10101c
  8. #0c0c15
  9. #08080e
  10. #040407
  11. #000000

Tints

#282945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282945
  2. #3e3e58
  3. #53546a
  4. #69697d
  5. #7e7f8f
  6. #9494a2
  7. #a9a9b5
  8. #bfbfc7
  9. #d4d4da
  10. #eaeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282945
  2. #31324b
  3. #3a3a51
  4. #424357
  5. #4b4c5d
  6. #545563
  7. #5d5d68
  8. #66666e
  9. #6e6f74
  10. #77777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2b2b2b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a2b37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #202d46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e2b44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #202e33 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232b46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #232a45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #232c3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282945 {
  color: #282945;
}
Background
.bg-282945 {
  background-color: #282945;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282945 {
  border: 2px solid #282945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 27% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282945, #352845);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 69 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.98 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.37 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.23 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.43 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 14.46 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.59 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.91 #d7d6ba Inverted #2b2b2b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#282945  rgb(40, 41, 69)  hsl(238, 27%, 21%)  Oxford Blue
#454428  rgb(69, 68, 40)  hsl(58, 27%, 21%)  Rifle Green
#452829  rgb(69, 40, 41)  hsl(358, 27%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#294528  rgb(41, 69, 40)  hsl(118, 27%, 21%)  British Racing Green