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#363256

#363256 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#363256 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.18% red, 19.61% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.21% cyan, 41.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 246.67°, with 26.47% saturation and 26.67% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 10.34.

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Relative luminance0.0374

Complementary

  1. #363256
  2. #525632

Split complementary

  1. #363256
  2. #564832
  3. #405632

Analogous

  1. #324056
  2. #363256
  3. #483256

Triadic

  1. #363256
  2. #563632
  3. #325636

Tetradic

  1. #363256
  2. #563252
  3. #525632
  4. #325636

Square

  1. #363256
  2. #563240
  3. #525632
  4. #325648

Monochromatic

  1. #08080d
  2. #181626
  3. #363256
  4. #544e86
  5. #7a73ae

Shades

#363256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #363256
  2. #312d4d
  3. #2b2845
  4. #26233c
  5. #201e34
  6. #1b192b
  7. #161422
  8. #100f1a
  9. #0b0a11
  10. #050509
  11. #000000

Tints

#363256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #363256
  2. #4a4767
  3. #5e5b78
  4. #727089
  5. #86849a
  6. #9b99ab
  7. #afadbb
  8. #c3c2cc
  9. #d7d6dd
  10. #ebebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#363256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #363256
  2. #3d3a5a
  3. #45425e
  4. #4c4963
  5. #545167
  6. #5b596b
  7. #62616f
  8. #6a6973
  9. #717078
  10. #79787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #363636 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363545 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #273757 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #263555 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e3940 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3557 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d3455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313649 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-363256 {
  color: #363256;
}
Background
.bg-363256 {
  background-color: #363256;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-363256 {
  border: 2px solid #363256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #363256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 54 50 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 26% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-363256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #363256, #483256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-363256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(54 50 86 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.34 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.94 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.50 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 12.75 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.91 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.24 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.60 #c9cda9 Inverted #363636 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#363256  rgb(54, 50, 86)  hsl(247, 26%, 27%)  Oxford Blue
#525632  rgb(82, 86, 50)  hsl(67, 26%, 27%)  Army Green
#563632  rgb(86, 54, 50)  hsl(7, 26%, 27%)  Caput Mortuum
#325636  rgb(50, 86, 54)  hsl(127, 26%, 27%)  Hunter Green