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#060227

#060227 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#060227 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 2.35% red, 0.78% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.62% cyan, 94.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 84.71% black. Its hue angle is 246.49°, with 90.24% saturation and 8.04% 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 20.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.52.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0023

Complementary

  1. #060227
  2. #232702

Split complementary

  1. #060227
  2. #271902
  3. #102702

Analogous

  1. #021027
  2. #060227
  3. #190227

Triadic

  1. #060227
  2. #270602
  3. #022706

Tetradic

  1. #060227
  2. #270223
  3. #232702
  4. #022706

Square

  1. #060227
  2. #270210
  3. #232702
  4. #022719

Monochromatic

  1. #030113
  2. #030113
  3. #060227
  4. #110670
  5. #1c09b9

Shades

#060227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #060227
  2. #050223
  3. #05021f
  4. #04011b
  5. #040117
  6. #030114
  7. #020110
  8. #02010c
  9. #010008
  10. #010004
  11. #000000

Tints

#060227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #060227
  2. #1f1b3d
  3. #383552
  4. #514e68
  5. #6a677d
  6. #838193
  7. #9b9aa9
  8. #b4b3be
  9. #cdccd4
  10. #e6e6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#060227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #060227
  2. #120f30
  3. #1e1b39
  4. #2b2842
  5. #37344b
  6. #434154
  7. #4f4e5c
  8. #5b5a65
  9. #68676e
  10. #747377
  11. #808080

Readable text 20.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #080808 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #070519 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000928 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000626 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000b13 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #000628 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #000527 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00081d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-060227 {
  color: #060227;
}
Background
.bg-060227 {
  background-color: #060227;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-060227 {
  border: 2px solid #060227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #060227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 6 2 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 90% 8%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-060227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #060227, #190227);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-060227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(6 2 39 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.52 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.02 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.37 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.73 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.20 #000000 Black ΔE 16.34 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 17.00 #f9fdd8 Inverted #080808 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#060227  rgb(6, 2, 39)  hsl(246, 90%, 8%)  Oxford Blue
#232702  rgb(35, 39, 2)  hsl(66, 90%, 8%)  Phthalo Green
#270602  rgb(39, 6, 2)  hsl(6, 90%, 8%)  Licorice
#022706  rgb(2, 39, 6)  hsl(126, 90%, 8%)  Phthalo Green