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#1B052D

#1b052d ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1b052d is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.59% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 82.35% black. Its hue angle is 273°, 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 18.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 13.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0053

Complementary

  1. #1b052d
  2. #172d05

Split complementary

  1. #1b052d
  2. #2b2d05
  3. #052d07

Analogous

  1. #07052d
  2. #1b052d
  3. #2d052b

Triadic

  1. #1b052d
  2. #2d1b05
  3. #052d1b

Tetradic

  1. #1b052d
  2. #2d0517
  3. #172d05
  4. #052d1b

Square

  1. #1b052d
  2. #2d0705
  3. #172d05
  4. #052b2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0212
  2. #0b0212
  3. #1b052d
  4. #440d72
  5. #6e14b7

Shades

#1b052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1b052d
  2. #180529
  3. #160424
  4. #130420
  5. #10031b
  6. #0e0317
  7. #0b0212
  8. #08020e
  9. #050109
  10. #030105
  11. #000000

Tints

#1b052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1b052d
  2. #321e42
  3. #493757
  4. #5f506c
  5. #766981
  6. #8d8296
  7. #a49bab
  8. #bbb4c0
  9. #d1cdd5
  10. #e8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1b052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1b052d
  2. #251135
  3. #2f1e3e
  4. #392a46
  5. #43364e
  6. #4e4357
  7. #584f5f
  8. #625b67
  9. #6c676f
  10. #767478
  11. #808080

Readable text 18.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #101010 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #150c1f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00102e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00102c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #180e18 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0a0c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d0c2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #190b22 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1b052d {
  color: #1b052d;
}
Background
.bg-1b052d {
  background-color: #1b052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1b052d {
  border: 2px solid #1b052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1b052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 27 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 80% 10%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1b052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1b052d, #2d052b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1b052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(27 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 13.93 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.09 #000080 Navy ΔE 16.57 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 17.01 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 17.30 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 17.51 #e4fad2 Inverted #101010 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1b052d  rgb(27, 5, 45)  hsl(273, 80%, 10%)  Oxford Blue
#172d05  rgb(23, 45, 5)  hsl(93, 80%, 10%)  Phthalo Green
#2d1b05  rgb(45, 27, 5)  hsl(33, 80%, 10%)  Bistre
#052d1b  rgb(5, 45, 27)  hsl(153, 80%, 10%)  Phthalo Green