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#2E1938

#2e1938 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • magenta
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e1938 is a color from the magenta family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 9.8% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.86% cyan, 55.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black. Its hue angle is 280.65°, with 38.27% saturation and 15.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 14.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0156

Complementary

  1. #2e1938
  2. #233819

Split complementary

  1. #2e1938
  2. #323819
  3. #19381e

Analogous

  1. #1e1938
  2. #2e1938
  3. #381932

Triadic

  1. #2e1938
  2. #382e19
  3. #19382e

Tetradic

  1. #2e1938
  2. #381923
  3. #233819
  4. #19382e

Square

  1. #2e1938
  2. #381e19
  3. #233819
  4. #193238

Monochromatic

  1. #0c060e
  2. #0c060e
  3. #2e1938
  4. #59316d
  5. #8548a2

Shades

#2e1938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e1938
  2. #291732
  3. #25142d
  4. #201227
  5. #1c0f22
  6. #170d1c
  7. #120a16
  8. #0e0811
  9. #09050b
  10. #050306
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e1938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e1938
  2. #43304c
  3. #584760
  4. #6d5e74
  5. #827588
  6. #978c9c
  7. #aba3af
  8. #c0bac3
  9. #d5d1d7
  10. #eae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e1938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e1938
  2. #36233f
  3. #3e2e46
  4. #47384e
  5. #4f4255
  6. #574d5c
  7. #5f5763
  8. #67616a
  9. #706b72
  10. #787679
  11. #808080

Readable text 16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #222222 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #271e2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #132039 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #182237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d1e25 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #201e39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #231f37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e1c2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e1938 {
  color: #2e1938;
}
Background
.bg-2e1938 {
  background-color: #2e1938;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e1938 {
  border: 2px solid #2e1938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e1938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 25 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 38% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e1938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e1938, #381932);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e1938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 25 56 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 14.35 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.91 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.97 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.08 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.54 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.26 #d1e6c7 Inverted #222222 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2e1938  rgb(46, 25, 56)  hsl(281, 38%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#233819  rgb(35, 56, 25)  hsl(101, 38%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#382e19  rgb(56, 46, 25)  hsl(41, 38%, 16%)  Bistre
#19382e  rgb(25, 56, 46)  hsl(161, 38%, 16%)  Phthalo Green