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#2A243F

#2a243f ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a243f is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 14.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 42.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.29% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 27.27% saturation and 19.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 10.13.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0211

Complementary

  1. #2a243f
  2. #393f24

Split complementary

  1. #2a243f
  2. #3f3724
  3. #2b3f24

Analogous

  1. #242b3f
  2. #2a243f
  3. #37243f

Triadic

  1. #2a243f
  2. #3f2a24
  3. #243f2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a243f
  2. #3f2439
  3. #393f24
  4. #243f2a

Square

  1. #2a243f
  2. #3f242b
  3. #393f24
  4. #243f37

Monochromatic

  1. #09070d
  2. #0a080e
  3. #2a243f
  4. #4a4070
  5. #6b5ca0

Shades

#2a243f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a243f
  2. #262039
  3. #221d32
  4. #1d192c
  5. #191626
  6. #151220
  7. #110e19
  8. #0d0b13
  9. #08070d
  10. #040406
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a243f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a243f
  2. #3f3a52
  3. #555065
  4. #6a6679
  5. #7f7c8c
  6. #95929f
  7. #aaa7b2
  8. #bfbdc5
  9. #d4d3d9
  10. #eae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a243f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a243f
  2. #332d46
  3. #3b364c
  4. #444053
  5. #4c4959
  6. #555260
  7. #5e5b66
  8. #66646d
  9. #6f6e73
  10. #77777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #282828 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292633 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c2840 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d273e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25292e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232740 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #23263f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #272736 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a243f {
  color: #2a243f;
}
Background
.bg-2a243f {
  background-color: #2a243f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a243f {
  border: 2px solid #2a243f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a243f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 36 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 27% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a243f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a243f, #37243f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a243f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 36 63 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.13 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.35 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.51 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.20 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.26 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.31 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.89 #d5dbc0 Inverted #282828 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2a243f  rgb(42, 36, 63)  hsl(253, 27%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#393f24  rgb(57, 63, 36)  hsl(73, 27%, 19%)  Rifle Green
#3f2a24  rgb(63, 42, 36)  hsl(13, 27%, 19%)  Bistre
#243f2a  rgb(36, 63, 42)  hsl(133, 27%, 19%)  Phthalo Green