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#17153D

#17153d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#17153d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.3% cyan, 65.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 76.08% black. Its hue angle is 243°, with 48.78% saturation and 16.08% 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 17.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#000033
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Relative luminance0.0106

Complementary

  1. #17153d
  2. #3b3d15

Split complementary

  1. #17153d
  2. #3d2b15
  3. #273d15

Analogous

  1. #15273d
  2. #17153d
  3. #2b153d

Triadic

  1. #17153d
  2. #3d1715
  3. #153d17

Tetradic

  1. #17153d
  2. #3d153b
  3. #3b3d15
  4. #153d17

Square

  1. #17153d
  2. #3d1527
  3. #3b3d15
  4. #153d2b

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #06050f
  3. #17153d
  4. #2c2976
  5. #423caf

Shades

#17153d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17153d
  2. #151337
  3. #121131
  4. #100f2b
  5. #0e0d25
  6. #0c0b1f
  7. #090818
  8. #070612
  9. #05040c
  10. #020206
  11. #000000

Tints

#17153d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17153d
  2. #2e2c50
  3. #454464
  4. #5d5b77
  5. #74738b
  6. #8b8a9e
  7. #a2a1b1
  8. #b9b9c5
  9. #d1d0d8
  10. #e8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17153d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17153d
  2. #222044
  3. #2c2a4a
  4. #373551
  5. #414058
  6. #4c4b5f
  7. #565565
  8. #61606c
  9. #6b6b73
  10. #767579
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1a1a1a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #19182c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001c3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00193c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #061e26 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b193e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #09173d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e1b31 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17153d {
  color: #17153d;
}
Background
.bg-17153d {
  background-color: #17153d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17153d {
  border: 2px solid #17153d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17153d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 21 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 49% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17153d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17153d, #2b153d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17153d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 21 61 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.00 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.33 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.76 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.89 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.43 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 15.31 #e8eac2 Inverted #1a1a1a Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#17153d  rgb(23, 21, 61)  hsl(243, 49%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#3b3d15  rgb(59, 61, 21)  hsl(63, 49%, 16%)  Army Green
#3d1715  rgb(61, 23, 21)  hsl(3, 49%, 16%)  Caput Mortuum
#153d17  rgb(21, 61, 23)  hsl(123, 49%, 16%)  British Racing Green