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#332B4E

#332b4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#332b4e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 44.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 253.71°, with 28.93% saturation and 23.73% 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 13.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 10.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0298

Complementary

  1. #332b4e
  2. #464e2b

Split complementary

  1. #332b4e
  2. #4e452b
  3. #354e2b

Analogous

  1. #2b354e
  2. #332b4e
  3. #452b4e

Triadic

  1. #332b4e
  2. #4e332b
  3. #2b4e33

Tetradic

  1. #332b4e
  2. #4e2b46
  3. #464e2b
  4. #2b4e33

Square

  1. #332b4e
  2. #4e2b35
  3. #464e2b
  4. #2b4e45

Monochromatic

  1. #09070d
  2. #13101d
  3. #332b4e
  4. #53467f
  5. #7667ab

Shades

#332b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #332b4e
  2. #2e2746
  3. #29223e
  4. #241e37
  5. #1f1a2f
  6. #1a1627
  7. #14111f
  8. #0f0d17
  9. #0a0910
  10. #050408
  11. #000000

Tints

#332b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #332b4e
  2. #474060
  3. #5c5571
  4. #706b83
  5. #858095
  6. #9995a7
  7. #adaab8
  8. #c2bfca
  9. #d6d5dc
  10. #ebeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#332b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #332b4e
  2. #3b3453
  3. #423c58
  4. #4a455d
  5. #524d62
  6. #5a5667
  7. #615e6c
  8. #696771
  9. #716f76
  10. #78787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #303030 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312e3e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #21314f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21304d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d3138 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #292e4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #292e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f2f42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-332b4e {
  color: #332b4e;
}
Background
.bg-332b4e {
  background-color: #332b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-332b4e {
  border: 2px solid #332b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #332b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 29% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-332b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #332b4e, #452b4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-332b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.50 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.55 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.73 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.11 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.21 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.94 #ccd4b1 Inverted #303030 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#332b4e  rgb(51, 43, 78)  hsl(254, 29%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#464e2b  rgb(70, 78, 43)  hsl(74, 29%, 24%)  Army Green
#4e332b  rgb(78, 51, 43)  hsl(14, 29%, 24%)  Bistre
#2b4e33  rgb(43, 78, 51)  hsl(134, 29%, 24%)  Hunter Green