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#2D3151

#2d3151 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2d3151 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 19.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 39.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.33°, with 28.57% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0335

Complementary

  1. #2d3151
  2. #514d2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d3151
  2. #513b2d
  3. #43512d

Analogous

  1. #2d4351
  2. #2d3151
  3. #3b2d51

Triadic

  1. #2d3151
  2. #512d31
  3. #31512d

Tetradic

  1. #2d3151
  2. #4d2d51
  3. #514d2d
  4. #31512d

Square

  1. #2d3151
  2. #512d43
  3. #514d2d
  4. #2d513b

Monochromatic

  1. #07080d
  2. #121320
  3. #2d3151
  4. #484f82
  5. #6b72ad

Shades

#2d3151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d3151
  2. #292c49
  3. #242741
  4. #202239
  5. #1b1d31
  6. #171929
  7. #121420
  8. #0e0f18
  9. #090a10
  10. #050508
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d3151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d3151
  2. #424662
  3. #575a74
  4. #6c6f85
  5. #818397
  6. #9698a8
  7. #abadb9
  8. #c0c1cb
  9. #d5d6dc
  10. #eaeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d3151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d3151
  2. #353956
  3. #3e415a
  4. #46495f
  5. #4e5164
  6. #575969
  7. #5f606d
  8. #676872
  9. #6f7077
  10. #78787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313241 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #263552 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #243250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22373d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293352 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #283251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #273546 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d3151 {
  color: #2d3151;
}
Background
.bg-2d3151 {
  background-color: #2d3151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d3151 {
  border: 2px solid #2d3151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d3151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 49 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 29% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d3151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d3151, #3b2d51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d3151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 49 81 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.00 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.91 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.43 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.99 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 14.21 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 14.47 #d2ceae Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2d3151  rgb(45, 49, 81)  hsl(233, 29%, 25%)  Oxford Blue
#514d2d  rgb(81, 77, 45)  hsl(53, 29%, 25%)  Army Green
#512d31  rgb(81, 45, 49)  hsl(353, 29%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#31512d  rgb(49, 81, 45)  hsl(113, 29%, 25%)  Hunter Green