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#05042E

#05042e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#05042e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.13% cyan, 91.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 241.43°, with 84% saturation and 9.8% 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 19.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.64.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0032

Complementary

  1. #05042e
  2. #2d2e04

Split complementary

  1. #05042e
  2. #2e1a04
  3. #182e04

Analogous

  1. #04182e
  2. #05042e
  3. #1a042e

Triadic

  1. #05042e
  2. #2e0504
  3. #042e05

Tetradic

  1. #05042e
  2. #2e042d
  3. #2d2e04
  4. #042e05

Square

  1. #05042e
  2. #2e0418
  3. #2d2e04
  4. #042e1a

Monochromatic

  1. #020213
  2. #020213
  3. #05042e
  4. #0d0a74
  5. #1410bb

Shades

#05042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #05042e
  2. #050429
  3. #040325
  4. #040320
  5. #03021c
  6. #030217
  7. #020212
  8. #02010e
  9. #010109
  10. #010005
  11. #000000

Tints

#05042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #05042e
  2. #1e1d43
  3. #373658
  4. #504f6d
  5. #696882
  6. #828297
  7. #9b9bab
  8. #b4b4c0
  9. #cdcdd5
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#05042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #05042e
  2. #111036
  3. #1e1d3e
  4. #2a2947
  5. #36364f
  6. #434257
  7. #4f4e5f
  8. #5b5b67
  9. #676770
  10. #747478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0a0a0a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #08081e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000c2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00082d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00092f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00072e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000c23 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-05042e {
  color: #05042e;
}
Background
.bg-05042e {
  background-color: #05042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-05042e {
  border: 2px solid #05042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #05042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 84% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-05042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #05042e, #1a042e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-05042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.64 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.59 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.93 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.43 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.61 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.17 #fafbd1 Inverted #0a0a0a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#05042e  rgb(5, 4, 46)  hsl(241, 84%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#2d2e04  rgb(45, 46, 4)  hsl(61, 84%, 10%)  Army Green
#2e0504  rgb(46, 5, 4)  hsl(1, 84%, 10%)  Caput Mortuum
#042e05  rgb(4, 46, 5)  hsl(121, 84%, 10%)  British Racing Green