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#2A355B

#2a355b ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2a355b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 20.78% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 41.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black. Its hue angle is 226.53°, with 36.84% saturation and 26.08% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0379

Complementary

  1. #2a355b
  2. #5b502a

Split complementary

  1. #2a355b
  2. #5b382a
  3. #4e5b2a

Analogous

  1. #2a4e5b
  2. #2a355b
  3. #382a5b

Triadic

  1. #2a355b
  2. #5b2a35
  3. #355b2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a355b
  2. #502a5b
  3. #5b502a
  4. #355b2a

Square

  1. #2a355b
  2. #5b2a4e
  3. #5b502a
  4. #2a5b38

Monochromatic

  1. #06080e
  2. #121727
  3. #2a355b
  4. #42538f
  5. #6678b8

Shades

#2a355b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a355b
  2. #263052
  3. #222a49
  4. #1d2540
  5. #192037
  6. #151b2e
  7. #111524
  8. #0d101b
  9. #080b12
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a355b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a355b
  2. #3f496b
  3. #555d7c
  4. #6a728c
  5. #7f869d
  6. #959aad
  7. #aaaebd
  8. #bfc2ce
  9. #d4d7de
  10. #eaebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a355b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a355b
  2. #333d5f
  3. #3b4462
  4. #444c66
  5. #4c536a
  6. #555b6e
  7. #5e6271
  8. #666a75
  9. #6f7179
  10. #77797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323648 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #26395d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21355a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #153d43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #28375c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #25355a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f3a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a355b {
  color: #2a355b;
}
Background
.bg-2a355b {
  background-color: #2a355b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a355b {
  border: 2px solid #2a355b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a355b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 53 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 37% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a355b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a355b, #382a5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a355b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 53 91 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.47 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.91 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.09 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.31 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 12.57 #d5caa4 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2a355b  rgb(42, 53, 91)  hsl(227, 37%, 26%)  Oxford Blue
#5b502a  rgb(91, 80, 42)  hsl(47, 37%, 26%)  Field Drab
#5b2a35  rgb(91, 42, 53)  hsl(347, 37%, 26%)  Wine
#355b2a  rgb(53, 91, 42)  hsl(107, 37%, 26%)  Hunter Green