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#2C1938

#2c1938 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#2c1938 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 9.8% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.43% cyan, 55.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.04% black. Its hue angle is 276.77°, with 38.27% saturation and 15.88% 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 16.11:1 (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 luminance0.0152

Complementary

  1. #2c1938
  2. #253819

Split complementary

  1. #2c1938
  2. #343819
  3. #19381c

Analogous

  1. #1c1938
  2. #2c1938
  3. #381934

Triadic

  1. #2c1938
  2. #382c19
  3. #19382c

Tetradic

  1. #2c1938
  2. #381925
  3. #253819
  4. #19382c

Square

  1. #2c1938
  2. #381c19
  3. #253819
  4. #193438

Monochromatic

  1. #0b060e
  2. #0b060e
  3. #2c1938
  4. #56316d
  5. #7f48a2

Shades

#2c1938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c1938
  2. #281732
  3. #23142d
  4. #1f1227
  5. #1a0f22
  6. #160d1c
  7. #120a16
  8. #0d0811
  9. #09050b
  10. #040306
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c1938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c1938
  2. #41304c
  3. #564760
  4. #6b5e74
  5. #807588
  6. #968c9c
  7. #aba3af
  8. #c0bac3
  9. #d5d1d7
  10. #eae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c1938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c1938
  2. #34233f
  3. #3d2e46
  4. #45384e
  5. #4e4255
  6. #564d5c
  7. #5e5763
  8. #67616a
  9. #6f6b72
  10. #787679
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #212121 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #261e2c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #122039 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #172137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b1e25 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f1d39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #211e38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b1c2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c1938 {
  color: #2c1938;
}
Background
.bg-2c1938 {
  background-color: #2c1938;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c1938 {
  border: 2px solid #2c1938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c1938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 25 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 38% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c1938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c1938, #381934);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c1938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 25 56 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 13.72 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 14.63 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 15.35 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 15.41 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 15.56 #66023c Tyrian Purple ΔE 15.77 #1a1110 Licorice ΔE 16.14 #d3e6c7 Inverted #212121 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#2c1938  rgb(44, 25, 56)  hsl(277, 38%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#253819  rgb(37, 56, 25)  hsl(97, 38%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#382c19  rgb(56, 44, 25)  hsl(37, 38%, 16%)  Bistre
#19382c  rgb(25, 56, 44)  hsl(157, 38%, 16%)  Phthalo Green