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#021A4E

#021a4e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#021a4e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.2% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 97.44% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 95% saturation and 15.69% 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 16.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.013

Complementary

  1. #021a4e
  2. #4e3602

Split complementary

  1. #021a4e
  2. #4e1002
  3. #404e02

Analogous

  1. #02404e
  2. #021a4e
  3. #10024e

Triadic

  1. #021a4e
  2. #4e021a
  3. #1a4e02

Tetradic

  1. #021a4e
  2. #36024e
  3. #4e3602
  4. #1a4e02

Square

  1. #021a4e
  2. #4e0240
  3. #4e3602
  4. #024e10

Monochromatic

  1. #010714
  2. #010714
  3. #021a4e
  4. #043399
  5. #064ce3

Shades

#021a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021a4e
  2. #021746
  3. #02153e
  4. #011237
  5. #01102f
  6. #010d27
  7. #010a1f
  8. #010817
  9. #000510
  10. #000308
  11. #000000

Tints

#021a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021a4e
  2. #1b3160
  3. #354871
  4. #4e5f83
  5. #677695
  6. #818da7
  7. #9aa3b8
  8. #b3baca
  9. #ccd1dc
  10. #e6e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021a4e
  2. #0f2453
  3. #1b2e58
  4. #28395d
  5. #344362
  6. #414d67
  7. #4e576c
  8. #5a6171
  9. #676c76
  10. #73767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #161c37 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002250 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001b4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #002831 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #001f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001a4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00233e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021a4e {
  color: #021a4e;
}
Background
.bg-021a4e {
  background-color: #021a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021a4e {
  border: 2px solid #021a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 26 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 95% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021a4e, #10024e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 26 78 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 4.30 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.36 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 11.25 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 11.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 11.47 #000080 Navy ΔE 11.74 #fde5b1 Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#021a4e  rgb(2, 26, 78)  hsl(221, 95%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#4e3602  rgb(78, 54, 2)  hsl(41, 95%, 16%)  Sepia
#4e021a  rgb(78, 2, 26)  hsl(341, 95%, 16%)  Tyrian Purple
#1a4e02  rgb(26, 78, 2)  hsl(101, 95%, 16%)  Lincoln Green