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#08042E

#08042e ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#08042e is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 91.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.96% black. Its hue angle is 245.71°, 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 19.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0034

Complementary

  1. #08042e
  2. #2a2e04

Split complementary

  1. #08042e
  2. #2e1d04
  3. #152e04

Analogous

  1. #04152e
  2. #08042e
  3. #1d042e

Triadic

  1. #08042e
  2. #2e0804
  3. #042e08

Tetradic

  1. #08042e
  2. #2e042a
  3. #2a2e04
  4. #042e08

Square

  1. #08042e
  2. #2e0415
  3. #2a2e04
  4. #042e1d

Monochromatic

  1. #030213
  2. #030213
  3. #08042e
  4. #140a74
  5. #2010bb

Shades

#08042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #08042e
  2. #070429
  3. #060325
  4. #060320
  5. #05021c
  6. #040217
  7. #030212
  8. #02010e
  9. #020109
  10. #010005
  11. #000000

Tints

#08042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #08042e
  2. #211d43
  3. #393658
  4. #524f6d
  5. #6b6882
  6. #848297
  7. #9c9bab
  8. #b5b4c0
  9. #cecdd5
  10. #e6e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#08042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #08042e
  2. #141036
  3. #201d3e
  4. #2c2947
  5. #38364f
  6. #444257
  7. #504e5f
  8. #5c5b67
  9. #686770
  10. #747478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0b0b0b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #0a081e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000d2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00092d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #000f18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00092f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00072e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #000b23 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-08042e {
  color: #08042e;
}
Background
.bg-08042e {
  background-color: #08042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-08042e {
  border: 2px solid #08042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #08042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 84% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-08042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #08042e, #1d042e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-08042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.10 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.61 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.29 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 15.40 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 16.24 #f7fbd1 Inverted #0b0b0b Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#08042e  rgb(8, 4, 46)  hsl(246, 84%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#2a2e04  rgb(42, 46, 4)  hsl(66, 84%, 10%)  Army Green
#2e0804  rgb(46, 8, 4)  hsl(6, 84%, 10%)  Caput Mortuum
#042e08  rgb(4, 46, 8)  hsl(126, 84%, 10%)  British Racing Green