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#081237

#081237 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#081237 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, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.45% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.43% black. Its hue angle is 227.23°, with 74.6% saturation and 12.35% 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 18.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 6.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0076

Complementary

  1. #081237
  2. #372d08

Split complementary

  1. #081237
  2. #371508
  3. #293708

Analogous

  1. #082937
  2. #081237
  3. #150837

Triadic

  1. #081237
  2. #370812
  3. #123708

Tetradic

  1. #081237
  2. #2d0837
  3. #372d08
  4. #123708

Square

  1. #081237
  2. #370829
  3. #372d08
  4. #083715

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #030612
  3. #081237
  4. #12287a
  5. #1b3ebd

Shades

#081237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #081237
  2. #071032
  3. #060e2c
  4. #060d27
  5. #050b21
  6. #04091c
  7. #030716
  8. #020511
  9. #02040b
  10. #010206
  11. #000000

Tints

#081237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #081237
  2. #212a4b
  3. #39415f
  4. #525973
  5. #6b7187
  6. #84899b
  7. #9ca0af
  8. #b5b8c3
  9. #ced0d7
  10. #e6e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#081237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #081237
  2. #141d3e
  3. #202846
  4. #2c334d
  5. #383e54
  6. #44495c
  7. #505463
  8. #5c5f6a
  9. #686a71
  10. #747579
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #151515 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #111427 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001738 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #001b22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #011538 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00182c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-081237 {
  color: #081237;
}
Background
.bg-081237 {
  background-color: #081237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-081237 {
  border: 2px solid #081237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #081237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 75% 12%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-081237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #081237, #150837);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-081237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 6.41 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.16 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.69 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 14.26 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.82 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 14.87 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.98 #f7edc8 Inverted #151515 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#081237  rgb(8, 18, 55)  hsl(227, 75%, 12%)  Oxford Blue
#372d08  rgb(55, 45, 8)  hsl(47, 75%, 12%)  Bistre
#370812  rgb(55, 8, 18)  hsl(347, 75%, 12%)  Caput Mortuum
#123708  rgb(18, 55, 8)  hsl(107, 75%, 12%)  British Racing Green