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#011237

#011237 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#011237 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.18% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 221.11°, with 96.43% saturation and 10.98% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 18.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0071

Complementary

  1. #011237
  2. #372601

Split complementary

  1. #011237
  2. #370b01
  3. #2d3701

Analogous

  1. #012d37
  2. #011237
  3. #0b0137

Triadic

  1. #011237
  2. #370112
  3. #123701

Tetradic

  1. #011237
  2. #260137
  3. #372601
  4. #123701

Square

  1. #011237
  2. #37012d
  3. #372601
  4. #01370b

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #000714
  3. #011237
  4. #022b82
  5. #0443cd

Shades

#011237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #011237
  2. #011032
  3. #010e2c
  4. #010d27
  5. #010b21
  6. #01091c
  7. #000716
  8. #000511
  9. #00040b
  10. #000206
  11. #000000

Tints

#011237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #011237
  2. #1a2a4b
  3. #34415f
  4. #4d5973
  5. #677187
  6. #80899b
  7. #99a0af
  8. #b3b8c3
  9. #ccd0d7
  10. #e6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#011237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #011237
  2. #0e1d3e
  3. #1a2846
  4. #27334d
  5. #343e54
  6. #41495c
  7. #4d5463
  8. #5a5f6a
  9. #676a71
  10. #737579
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #141414 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0e1326 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001738 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001b22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001538 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001237 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00182c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-011237 {
  color: #011237;
}
Background
.bg-011237 {
  background-color: #011237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-011237 {
  border: 2px solid #011237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #011237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 11%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-011237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #011237, #0b0137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-011237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.42 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.20 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 11.71 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.43 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.66 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.84 #feedc8 Inverted #141414 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#011237  rgb(1, 18, 55)  hsl(221, 96%, 11%)  Oxford Blue
#372601  rgb(55, 38, 1)  hsl(41, 96%, 11%)  Bistre
#370112  rgb(55, 1, 18)  hsl(341, 96%, 11%)  Tyrian Purple
#123701  rgb(18, 55, 1)  hsl(101, 96%, 11%)  British Racing Green