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#293155

#293155 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#293155 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 19.22% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.76% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 34.92% saturation and 24.71% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0332

Complementary

  1. #293155
  2. #554d29

Split complementary

  1. #293155
  2. #553729
  3. #475529

Analogous

  1. #294755
  2. #293155
  3. #372955

Triadic

  1. #293155
  2. #552931
  3. #315529

Tetradic

  1. #293155
  2. #4d2955
  3. #554d29
  4. #315529

Square

  1. #293155
  2. #552947
  3. #554d29
  4. #295537

Monochromatic

  1. #07080e
  2. #101321
  3. #293155
  4. #424f89
  5. #6372b4

Shades

#293155 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #293155
  2. #252c4d
  3. #212744
  4. #1d223c
  5. #191d33
  6. #15192b
  7. #101422
  8. #0c0f1a
  9. #080a11
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#293155 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #293155
  2. #3e4666
  3. #545a77
  4. #696f88
  5. #7f8399
  6. #9498aa
  7. #a9adbb
  8. #bfc1cc
  9. #d4d6dd
  10. #eaeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#293155 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #293155
  2. #323959
  3. #3a415e
  4. #434962
  5. #4c5166
  6. #55596b
  7. #5d606f
  8. #666873
  9. #6f7077
  10. #77787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3243 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #233556 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f3154 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18393f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #263356 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #233155 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-293155 {
  color: #293155;
}
Background
.bg-293155 {
  background-color: #293155;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-293155 {
  border: 2px solid #293155;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #293155;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 49 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 35% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-293155 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #293155, #372955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-293155 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 49 85 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.97 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.61 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.04 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 13.29 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.77 #d6ceaa Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#293155  rgb(41, 49, 85)  hsl(229, 35%, 25%)  Oxford Blue
#554d29  rgb(85, 77, 41)  hsl(49, 35%, 25%)  Army Green
#552931  rgb(85, 41, 49)  hsl(349, 35%, 25%)  Wine
#315529  rgb(49, 85, 41)  hsl(109, 35%, 25%)  Hunter Green