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#303457

#303457 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#303457 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 20.39% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.83% cyan, 40.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.88% black. Its hue angle is 233.85°, with 28.89% saturation and 26.47% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0377

Complementary

  1. #303457
  2. #575330

Split complementary

  1. #303457
  2. #574030
  3. #475730

Analogous

  1. #304757
  2. #303457
  3. #403057

Triadic

  1. #303457
  2. #573034
  3. #345730

Tetradic

  1. #303457
  2. #533057
  3. #575330
  4. #345730

Square

  1. #303457
  2. #573047
  3. #575330
  4. #305740

Monochromatic

  1. #07080d
  2. #151726
  3. #303457
  4. #4b5188
  5. #7077b0

Shades

#303457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #303457
  2. #2b2f4e
  3. #262a46
  4. #22243d
  5. #1d1f34
  6. #181a2c
  7. #131523
  8. #0e101a
  9. #0a0a11
  10. #050509
  11. #000000

Tints

#303457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #303457
  2. #454868
  3. #595d79
  4. #6e7189
  5. #83859a
  6. #989aab
  7. #acaebc
  8. #c1c2cd
  9. #d6d6dd
  10. #eaebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#303457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #303457
  2. #383c5b
  3. #40435f
  4. #484b63
  5. #505267
  6. #585a6c
  7. #606270
  8. #686974
  9. #707178
  10. #78787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343646 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #283858 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #253556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #243b41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b3758 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a3557 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #29384b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-303457 {
  color: #303457;
}
Background
.bg-303457 {
  background-color: #303457;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-303457 {
  border: 2px solid #303457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #303457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 52 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 29% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-303457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #303457, #403057);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-303457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 52 87 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.65 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 10.08 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.70 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.16 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.19 #cfcba8 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#303457  rgb(48, 52, 87)  hsl(234, 29%, 26%)  Oxford Blue
#575330  rgb(87, 83, 48)  hsl(54, 29%, 26%)  Army Green
#573034  rgb(87, 48, 52)  hsl(354, 29%, 26%)  Caput Mortuum
#345730  rgb(52, 87, 48)  hsl(114, 29%, 26%)  Hunter Green