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#1C1942

#1c1942 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1942 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.58% cyan, 62.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black. Its hue angle is 244.39°, with 45.05% saturation and 17.84% 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 16.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0134

Complementary

  1. #1c1942
  2. #3f4219

Split complementary

  1. #1c1942
  2. #423019
  3. #2a4219

Analogous

  1. #192a42
  2. #1c1942
  3. #301942

Triadic

  1. #1c1942
  2. #421c19
  3. #19421c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1942
  2. #42193f
  3. #3f4219
  4. #19421c

Square

  1. #1c1942
  2. #42192a
  3. #3f4219
  4. #194230

Monochromatic

  1. #06060f
  2. #06060f
  3. #1c1942
  4. #342e79
  5. #4b43b1

Shades

#1c1942 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1942
  2. #19173b
  3. #161435
  4. #14122e
  5. #110f28
  6. #0e0d21
  7. #0b0a1a
  8. #080814
  9. #06050d
  10. #030307
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1942 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1942
  2. #333055
  3. #494768
  4. #605e7b
  5. #77758e
  6. #8e8ca1
  7. #a4a3b3
  8. #bbbac6
  9. #d2d1d9
  10. #e8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1942 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1942
  2. #262348
  3. #302e4e
  4. #3a3855
  5. #44425b
  6. #4e4d61
  7. #585767
  8. #62616d
  9. #6c6b74
  10. #76767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1f1f1f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1c30 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #032043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #011d41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0d222a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #101d43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f1c41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #141f35 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1942 {
  color: #1c1942;
}
Background
.bg-1c1942 {
  background-color: #1c1942;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1942 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1942;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1942;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 45% 18%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1942 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1942, #301942);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1942 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 66 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.78 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.81 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.18 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.36 #000080 Navy ΔE 14.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 14.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 14.79 #e3e6bd Inverted #1f1f1f Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1c1942  rgb(28, 25, 66)  hsl(244, 45%, 18%)  Oxford Blue
#3f4219  rgb(63, 66, 25)  hsl(64, 45%, 18%)  Army Green
#421c19  rgb(66, 28, 25)  hsl(4, 45%, 18%)  Caput Mortuum
#19421c  rgb(25, 66, 28)  hsl(124, 45%, 18%)  British Racing Green