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#382C4E

#382c4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#382c4e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 17.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 43.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 261.18°, with 27.87% saturation and 23.92% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 12.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0319

Complementary

  1. #382c4e
  2. #424e2c

Split complementary

  1. #382c4e
  2. #4e492c
  3. #314e2c

Analogous

  1. #2c314e
  2. #382c4e
  3. #492c4e

Triadic

  1. #382c4e
  2. #4e382c
  3. #2c4e38

Tetradic

  1. #382c4e
  2. #4e2c42
  3. #424e2c
  4. #2c4e38

Square

  1. #382c4e
  2. #4e2c31
  3. #424e2c
  4. #2c4e49

Monochromatic

  1. #09070d
  2. #15101d
  3. #382c4e
  4. #5b487f
  5. #8069aa

Shades

#382c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #382c4e
  2. #322846
  3. #2d233e
  4. #271f37
  5. #221a2f
  6. #1c1627
  7. #16121f
  8. #110d17
  9. #0b0910
  10. #060408
  11. #000000

Tints

#382c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #382c4e
  2. #4c4160
  3. #605671
  4. #746b83
  5. #888095
  6. #9c96a7
  7. #afabb8
  8. #c3c0ca
  9. #d7d5dc
  10. #ebeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#382c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #382c4e
  2. #3f3453
  3. #463d58
  4. #4e455d
  5. #554e62
  6. #5c5667
  7. #635e6c
  8. #6a6771
  9. #726f76
  10. #79787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35303f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #23324f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #25324d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #343239 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2d304f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e304d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363042 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-382c4e {
  color: #382c4e;
}
Background
.bg-382c4e {
  background-color: #382c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-382c4e {
  border: 2px solid #382c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #382c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 28% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-382c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #382c4e, #492c4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-382c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.05 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.86 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.38 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 14.16 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.25 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.25 #c7d3b1 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#382c4e  rgb(56, 44, 78)  hsl(261, 28%, 24%)  Oxford Blue
#424e2c  rgb(66, 78, 44)  hsl(81, 28%, 24%)  Rifle Green
#4e382c  rgb(78, 56, 44)  hsl(21, 28%, 24%)  Bistre
#2c4e38  rgb(44, 78, 56)  hsl(141, 28%, 24%)  Hunter Green