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#2F243E

#2f243e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f243e is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 14.12% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.19% cyan, 41.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 75.69% black. Its hue angle is 265.38°, with 26.53% saturation and 19.22% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 12.08.

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Web safe#333333
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Relative luminance0.0221

Complementary

  1. #2f243e
  2. #333e24

Split complementary

  1. #2f243e
  2. #3e3c24
  3. #263e24

Analogous

  1. #24263e
  2. #2f243e
  3. #3c243e

Triadic

  1. #2f243e
  2. #3e2f24
  3. #243e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f243e
  2. #3e2433
  3. #333e24
  4. #243e2f

Square

  1. #2f243e
  2. #3e2426
  3. #333e24
  4. #243e3c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a070d
  2. #0a080e
  3. #2f243e
  4. #54406e
  5. #785c9f

Shades

#2f243e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f243e
  2. #2a2038
  3. #261d32
  4. #21192b
  5. #1c1625
  6. #18121f
  7. #130e19
  8. #0e0b13
  9. #09070c
  10. #050406
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f243e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f243e
  2. #443a51
  3. #595065
  4. #6d6678
  5. #827c8b
  6. #97929f
  7. #aca7b2
  8. #c1bdc5
  9. #d5d3d8
  10. #eae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f243e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f243e
  2. #372d45
  3. #3f364b
  4. #474052
  5. #4f4958
  6. #58525f
  7. #605b66
  8. #68646c
  9. #706e73
  10. #787779
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #292929 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2733 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e293f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #20293d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d282e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #26273f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #27273e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e2735 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f243e {
  color: #2f243e;
}
Background
.bg-2f243e {
  background-color: #2f243e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f243e {
  border: 2px solid #2f243e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f243e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 36 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 27% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f243e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f243e, #3c243e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f243e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 36 62 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.08 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.81 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 15.01 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 15.37 #343434 Jet ΔE 15.43 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 16.15 #353839 Onyx ΔE 16.28 #d0dbc1 Inverted #292929 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2f243e  rgb(47, 36, 62)  hsl(265, 27%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#333e24  rgb(51, 62, 36)  hsl(85, 27%, 19%)  Rifle Green
#3e2f24  rgb(62, 47, 36)  hsl(25, 27%, 19%)  Bistre
#243e2f  rgb(36, 62, 47)  hsl(145, 27%, 19%)  Phthalo Green