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#1C1931

#1c1931 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1931 is a color from the blue family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 9.8% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.86% cyan, 48.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 80.78% black. Its hue angle is 247.5°, with 32.43% saturation and 14.51% 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 17.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 9.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0116

Complementary

  1. #1c1931
  2. #2e3119

Split complementary

  1. #1c1931
  2. #312819
  3. #223119

Analogous

  1. #192231
  2. #1c1931
  3. #281931

Triadic

  1. #1c1931
  2. #311c19
  3. #19311c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1931
  2. #31192e
  3. #2e3119
  4. #19311c

Square

  1. #1c1931
  2. #311922
  3. #2e3119
  4. #193128

Monochromatic

  1. #08070e
  2. #08070e
  3. #1c1931
  4. #393364
  5. #564d96

Shades

#1c1931 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1931
  2. #19172c
  3. #161427
  4. #141222
  5. #110f1d
  6. #0e0d19
  7. #0b0a14
  8. #08080f
  9. #06050a
  10. #030305
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1931 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1931
  2. #333046
  3. #49475a
  4. #605e6f
  5. #777583
  6. #8e8c98
  7. #a4a3ad
  8. #bbbac1
  9. #d2d1d6
  10. #e8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1931 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1931
  2. #262339
  3. #302e41
  4. #3a3849
  5. #444251
  6. #4e4d59
  7. #585760
  8. #626168
  9. #6c6b70
  10. #767678
  11. #808080

Readable text 17.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1c1c1c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1c1b26 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #111d32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #111b30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #171e22 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #161b32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #161a31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #191c29 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1931 {
  color: #1c1931;
}
Background
.bg-1c1931 {
  background-color: #1c1931;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1931 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1931;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1931;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 32% 15%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1931 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1931, #281931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1931 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 49 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.55 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 13.44 #010b13 Rich Black ΔE 13.54 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 14.77 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 15.14 #000000 Black ΔE 15.17 #100c08 Smoky Black ΔE 15.64 #e3e6ce Inverted #1c1c1c Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1c1931  rgb(28, 25, 49)  hsl(248, 32%, 15%)  Oxford Blue
#2e3119  rgb(46, 49, 25)  hsl(68, 32%, 15%)  Rifle Green
#311c19  rgb(49, 28, 25)  hsl(8, 32%, 15%)  Bistre
#19311c  rgb(25, 49, 28)  hsl(128, 32%, 15%)  Phthalo Green