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#1C1940

#1c1940 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1940 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.25% cyan, 60.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 43.82% saturation and 17.45% 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 16.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0131

Complementary

  1. #1c1940
  2. #3d4019

Split complementary

  1. #1c1940
  2. #403019
  3. #294019

Analogous

  1. #192940
  2. #1c1940
  3. #301940

Triadic

  1. #1c1940
  2. #401c19
  3. #19401c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1940
  2. #40193d
  3. #3d4019
  4. #19401c

Square

  1. #1c1940
  2. #401929
  3. #3d4019
  4. #194030

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #06060f
  3. #1c1940
  4. #342e77
  5. #4c44ae

Shades

#1c1940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1940
  2. #19173a
  3. #161433
  4. #14122d
  5. #110f26
  6. #0e0d20
  7. #0b0a1a
  8. #080813
  9. #06050d
  10. #030306
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1940
  2. #333053
  3. #494766
  4. #605e79
  5. #77758c
  6. #8e8ca0
  7. #a4a3b3
  8. #bbbac6
  9. #d2d1d9
  10. #e8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1940
  2. #262346
  3. #302e4d
  4. #3a3853
  5. #44425a
  6. #4e4d60
  7. #585766
  8. #62616d
  9. #6c6b73
  10. #76767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1e1e1e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1d1c2f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #051f41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #031d3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f2229 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #111d41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #101b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #151e34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1940 {
  color: #1c1940;
}
Background
.bg-1c1940 {
  background-color: #1c1940;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1940 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 44% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1940, #301940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 64 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.88 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.37 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.69 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.53 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.51 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 15.29 #e3e6bf Inverted #1e1e1e Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1c1940  rgb(28, 25, 64)  hsl(245, 44%, 17%)  Oxford Blue
#3d4019  rgb(61, 64, 25)  hsl(65, 44%, 17%)  Army Green
#401c19  rgb(64, 28, 25)  hsl(5, 44%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#19401c  rgb(25, 64, 28)  hsl(125, 44%, 17%)  British Racing Green