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#2E274F

#2e274f ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e274f is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 15.29% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.77% cyan, 50.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black. Its hue angle is 250.5°, with 33.9% saturation and 23.14% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.28.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.026

Complementary

  1. #2e274f
  2. #484f27

Split complementary

  1. #2e274f
  2. #4f4227
  3. #344f27

Analogous

  1. #27344f
  2. #2e274f
  3. #42274f

Triadic

  1. #2e274f
  2. #4f2e27
  3. #274f2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e274f
  2. #4f2748
  3. #484f27
  4. #274f2e

Square

  1. #2e274f
  2. #4f2734
  3. #484f27
  4. #274f42

Monochromatic

  1. #08070e
  2. #100e1c
  3. #2e274f
  4. #4c4082
  5. #6d5fb0

Shades

#2e274f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e274f
  2. #292347
  3. #251f3f
  4. #201b37
  5. #1c172f
  6. #171428
  7. #121020
  8. #0e0c18
  9. #090810
  10. #050408
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e274f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e274f
  2. #433d61
  3. #585272
  4. #6d6884
  5. #827d95
  6. #9793a7
  7. #aba9b9
  8. #c0beca
  9. #d5d4dc
  10. #eae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e274f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e274f
  2. #363054
  3. #3e3959
  4. #47425e
  5. #4f4b63
  6. #575468
  7. #5f5c6c
  8. #676571
  9. #706e76
  10. #78777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2b3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #192e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #192c4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #252f37 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #232b50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #232a4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #292c42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e274f {
  color: #2e274f;
}
Background
.bg-2e274f {
  background-color: #2e274f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e274f {
  border: 2px solid #2e274f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e274f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 39 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 34% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e274f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e274f, #42274f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e274f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 39 79 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.28 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.17 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.45 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.58 #d1d8b0 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2e274f  rgb(46, 39, 79)  hsl(251, 34%, 23%)  Oxford Blue
#484f27  rgb(72, 79, 39)  hsl(71, 34%, 23%)  Army Green
#4f2e27  rgb(79, 46, 39)  hsl(11, 34%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#274f2e  rgb(39, 79, 46)  hsl(131, 34%, 23%)  Hunter Green