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#2F274D

#2f274d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2f274d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 15.29% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.96% cyan, 49.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 32.76% saturation and 22.75% 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 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0259

Complementary

  1. #2f274d
  2. #454d27

Split complementary

  1. #2f274d
  2. #4d4227
  3. #324d27

Analogous

  1. #27324d
  2. #2f274d
  3. #42274d

Triadic

  1. #2f274d
  2. #4d2f27
  3. #274d2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f274d
  2. #4d2745
  3. #454d27
  4. #274d2f

Square

  1. #2f274d
  2. #4d2732
  3. #454d27
  4. #274d42

Monochromatic

  1. #08070e
  2. #100d1a
  3. #2f274d
  4. #4e4180
  5. #705fae

Shades

#2f274d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f274d
  2. #2a2345
  3. #261f3e
  4. #211b36
  5. #1c172e
  6. #181427
  7. #13101f
  8. #0e0c17
  9. #09080f
  10. #050408
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f274d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f274d
  2. #443d5f
  3. #595271
  4. #6d6882
  5. #827d94
  6. #9793a6
  7. #aca9b8
  8. #c1beca
  9. #d5d4db
  10. #eae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f274d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f274d
  2. #373052
  3. #3f3957
  4. #47425c
  5. #4f4b61
  6. #585467
  7. #605c6c
  8. #686571
  9. #706e76
  10. #78777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2e2b3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a2d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b2c4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #282e36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #242b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #242a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b2c40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f274d {
  color: #2f274d;
}
Background
.bg-2f274d {
  background-color: #2f274d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f274d {
  border: 2px solid #2f274d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f274d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 39 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 33% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f274d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f274d, #42274d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f274d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 39 77 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.75 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.24 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.71 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.79 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 14.95 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 15.11 #d0d8b2 Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2f274d  rgb(47, 39, 77)  hsl(253, 33%, 23%)  Oxford Blue
#454d27  rgb(69, 77, 39)  hsl(73, 33%, 23%)  Army Green
#4d2f27  rgb(77, 47, 39)  hsl(13, 33%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#274d2f  rgb(39, 77, 47)  hsl(133, 33%, 23%)  British Racing Green