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#1C1949

#1c1949 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#1c1949 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.64% cyan, 65.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 71.37% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 48.98% saturation and 19.22% 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 16.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 7.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330033
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Relative luminance0.0142

Complementary

  1. #1c1949
  2. #464919

Split complementary

  1. #1c1949
  2. #493419
  3. #2e4919

Analogous

  1. #192e49
  2. #1c1949
  3. #341949

Triadic

  1. #1c1949
  2. #491c19
  3. #19491c

Tetradic

  1. #1c1949
  2. #491946
  3. #464919
  4. #19491c

Square

  1. #1c1949
  2. #49192e
  3. #464919
  4. #194934

Monochromatic

  1. #06050f
  2. #060510
  3. #1c1949
  4. #322d82
  5. #4840bb

Shades

#1c1949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c1949
  2. #191742
  3. #16143a
  4. #141233
  5. #110f2c
  6. #0e0d25
  7. #0b0a1d
  8. #080816
  9. #06050f
  10. #030307
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c1949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c1949
  2. #33305b
  3. #49476d
  4. #605e80
  5. #777592
  6. #8e8ca4
  7. #a4a3b6
  8. #bbbac8
  9. #d2d1db
  10. #e8e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c1949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c1949
  2. #26234f
  3. #302e54
  4. #3a385a
  5. #44425f
  6. #4e4d65
  7. #58576a
  8. #626170
  9. #6c6b75
  10. #76767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #202020 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #1e1d35 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00214b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001e48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #06242e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c1e4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a1c48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11203a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c1949 {
  color: #1c1949;
}
Background
.bg-1c1949 {
  background-color: #1c1949;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c1949 {
  border: 2px solid #1c1949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c1949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 25 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 49% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c1949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c1949, #341949);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c1949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 25 73 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.62 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.51 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 12.28 #000080 Navy ΔE 12.31 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 13.13 #e3e6b6 Inverted #202020 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#1c1949  rgb(28, 25, 73)  hsl(244, 49%, 19%)  Oxford Blue
#464919  rgb(70, 73, 25)  hsl(64, 49%, 19%)  Army Green
#491c19  rgb(73, 28, 25)  hsl(4, 49%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#19491c  rgb(25, 73, 28)  hsl(124, 49%, 19%)  British Racing Green