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#17153A

#17153a ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#17153a is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 8.24% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.34% cyan, 63.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.25% black. Its hue angle is 243.24°, with 46.84% saturation and 15.49% 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 17.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.16.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0102

Complementary

  1. #17153a
  2. #383a15

Split complementary

  1. #17153a
  2. #3a2915
  3. #263a15

Analogous

  1. #15263a
  2. #17153a
  3. #29153a

Triadic

  1. #17153a
  2. #3a1715
  3. #153a17

Tetradic

  1. #17153a
  2. #3a1538
  3. #383a15
  4. #153a17

Square

  1. #17153a
  2. #3a1526
  3. #383a15
  4. #153a29

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #06050f
  3. #17153a
  4. #2d2972
  5. #443eaa

Shades

#17153a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17153a
  2. #151334
  3. #12112e
  4. #100f29
  5. #0e0d23
  6. #0c0b1d
  7. #090817
  8. #070611
  9. #05040c
  10. #020206
  11. #000000

Tints

#17153a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17153a
  2. #2e2c4e
  3. #454461
  4. #5d5b75
  5. #747389
  6. #8b8a9d
  7. #a2a1b0
  8. #b9b9c4
  9. #d1d0d8
  10. #e8e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17153a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17153a
  2. #222041
  3. #2c2a48
  4. #37354f
  5. #414056
  6. #4c4b5d
  7. #565564
  8. #61606b
  9. #6b6b72
  10. #767579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1a1a1a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #19182a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #021b3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001939 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #091d25 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c193b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b173a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #101a2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17153a {
  color: #17153a;
}
Background
.bg-17153a {
  background-color: #17153a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17153a {
  border: 2px solid #17153a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17153a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 21 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 47% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17153a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17153a, #29153a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17153a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 21 58 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.16 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.53 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.13 #000080 Navy ΔE 15.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 15.22 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 15.88 #e8eac5 Inverted #1a1a1a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#17153a  rgb(23, 21, 58)  hsl(243, 47%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#383a15  rgb(56, 58, 21)  hsl(63, 47%, 15%)  Army Green
#3a1715  rgb(58, 23, 21)  hsl(3, 47%, 15%)  Caput Mortuum
#153a17  rgb(21, 58, 23)  hsl(123, 47%, 15%)  British Racing Green