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#051237

#051237 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#051237 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, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.91% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 224.4°, with 83.33% saturation and 11.76% 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 18.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 5.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0074

Complementary

  1. #051237
  2. #372a05

Split complementary

  1. #051237
  2. #371105
  3. #2b3705

Analogous

  1. #052b37
  2. #051237
  3. #110537

Triadic

  1. #051237
  2. #370512
  3. #123705

Tetradic

  1. #051237
  2. #2a0537
  3. #372a05
  4. #123705

Square

  1. #051237
  2. #37052b
  3. #372a05
  4. #053711

Monochromatic

  1. #020613
  2. #020613
  3. #051237
  4. #0b297d
  5. #1240c3

Shades

#051237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #051237
  2. #051032
  3. #040e2c
  4. #040d27
  5. #030b21
  6. #03091c
  7. #020716
  8. #020511
  9. #01040b
  10. #010206
  11. #000000

Tints

#051237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #051237
  2. #1e2a4b
  3. #37415f
  4. #505973
  5. #697187
  6. #82899b
  7. #9ba0af
  8. #b4b8c3
  9. #cdd0d7
  10. #e6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#051237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #051237
  2. #111d3e
  3. #1e2846
  4. #2a334d
  5. #363e54
  6. #43495c
  7. #4f5463
  8. #5b5f6a
  9. #676a71
  10. #747579
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #101426 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001738 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001336 ≈ 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-051237 {
  color: #051237;
}
Background
.bg-051237 {
  background-color: #051237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-051237 {
  border: 2px solid #051237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #051237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-051237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #051237, #110537);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-051237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 5.98 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.16 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.27 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.42 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.68 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.91 #faedc8 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#051237  rgb(5, 18, 55)  hsl(224, 83%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#372a05  rgb(55, 42, 5)  hsl(44, 83%, 12%)  Bistre
#370512  rgb(55, 5, 18)  hsl(344, 83%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#123705  rgb(18, 55, 5)  hsl(104, 83%, 12%)  British Racing Green