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#2E3361

#2e3361 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2e3361 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 20% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.58% cyan, 47.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black. Its hue angle is 234.12°, with 35.66% saturation and 28.04% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0381

Complementary

  1. #2e3361
  2. #615c2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e3361
  2. #61432e
  3. #4c612e

Analogous

  1. #2e4c61
  2. #2e3361
  3. #432e61

Triadic

  1. #2e3361
  2. #612e33
  3. #33612e

Tetradic

  1. #2e3361
  2. #5c2e61
  3. #615c2e
  4. #33612e

Square

  1. #2e3361
  2. #612e4c
  3. #615c2e
  4. #2e6143

Monochromatic

  1. #07070e
  2. #15182d
  3. #2e3361
  4. #474e95
  5. #6e75ba

Shades

#2e3361 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e3361
  2. #292e57
  3. #25294e
  4. #202444
  5. #1c1f3a
  6. #171a31
  7. #121427
  8. #0e0f1d
  9. #090a13
  10. #05050a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e3361 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e3361
  2. #434771
  3. #585c81
  4. #6d7090
  5. #8285a0
  6. #9799b0
  7. #abadc0
  8. #c0c2d0
  9. #d5d6df
  10. #eaebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e3361 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e3361
  2. #363b64
  3. #3e4267
  4. #474a6a
  5. #4f526d
  6. #575a71
  7. #5f6174
  8. #676977
  9. #70717a
  10. #78787d
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34354b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #203963 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b3560 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1a3d45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #263762 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #243460 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233952 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e3361 {
  color: #2e3361;
}
Background
.bg-2e3361 {
  background-color: #2e3361;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e3361 {
  border: 2px solid #2e3361;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e3361;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 51 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 36% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e3361 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e3361, #432e61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e3361 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 51 97 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.26 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.58 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.49 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.93 #d1cc9e Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2e3361  rgb(46, 51, 97)  hsl(234, 36%, 28%)  Oxford Blue
#615c2e  rgb(97, 92, 46)  hsl(54, 36%, 28%)  Army Green
#612e33  rgb(97, 46, 51)  hsl(354, 36%, 28%)  Wine
#33612e  rgb(51, 97, 46)  hsl(114, 36%, 28%)  Hunter Green