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#16052D

#16052d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#16052d is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.11% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black. Its hue angle is 265.5°, with 80% saturation and 9.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 19.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 12.17.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0047

Complementary

  1. #16052d
  2. #1c2d05

Split complementary

  1. #16052d
  2. #2d2a05
  3. #082d05

Analogous

  1. #05082d
  2. #16052d
  3. #2a052d

Triadic

  1. #16052d
  2. #2d1605
  3. #052d16

Tetradic

  1. #16052d
  2. #2d051c
  3. #1c2d05
  4. #052d16

Square

  1. #16052d
  2. #2d0508
  3. #1c2d05
  4. #052d2a

Monochromatic

  1. #090212
  2. #090212
  3. #16052d
  4. #380d72
  5. #5914b7

Shades

#16052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16052d
  2. #140529
  3. #120424
  4. #0f0420
  5. #0d031b
  6. #0b0317
  7. #090212
  8. #07020e
  9. #040109
  10. #020105
  11. #000000

Tints

#16052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16052d
  2. #2d1e42
  3. #453757
  4. #5c506c
  5. #736981
  6. #8b8296
  7. #a29bab
  8. #b9b4c0
  9. #d0cdd5
  10. #e8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16052d
  2. #211135
  3. #2b1e3e
  4. #362a46
  5. #40364e
  6. #4b4357
  7. #564f5f
  8. #605b67
  9. #6b676f
  10. #757478
  11. #808080

Readable text 19.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #0f0f0f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #120b1e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #000f2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #000e2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #100f18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #060b2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #070b2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #130b22 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16052d {
  color: #16052d;
}
Background
.bg-16052d {
  background-color: #16052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-16052d {
  border: 2px solid #16052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 80% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16052d, #2a052d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.17 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.11 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.31 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 16.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 17.16 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 17.46 #e9fad2 Inverted #0f0f0f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#16052d  rgb(22, 5, 45)  hsl(266, 80%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#1c2d05  rgb(28, 45, 5)  hsl(86, 80%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#2d1605  rgb(45, 22, 5)  hsl(26, 80%, 10%)  Bistre
#052d16  rgb(5, 45, 22)  hsl(146, 80%, 10%)  Phthalo Green