Oxford Blue Color

#002147

Oxford Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #ffdeb8
Complementary Color #472600
Color Shade: blue cyan (212.11° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 13.92% (better contrasting with white)
Oxford Blue Color Sample
Oxford Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #002147

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Oxford Blue Color. The Lost in Space color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Marine Blue (#01386a) for more calm effect. Try Dark Midnight Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#472600 is the best complementary color to Oxford Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #002147 complementary color is Cola, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prussian Blue are #004447 and #020047. Thus found on the left and right of #002147 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cyprus and Stratos colors as they work well with Oxford Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Oxford Blue palette consists of #444700 and #470200 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#472600). Try Verdun Green and Temptress colors in combination with #002147, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #002147 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oxford Blue. Thus Verdun Green and Castro giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Oxford Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cola, Blackberry, and Crusoe split by 90° on the color wheel. #002147 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oxford Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#472600) and two others. The Castro is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kaitoke Green – 120° from the complementary Cola. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #470020 and #004726.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #002147 is made of 0% red, 32% green and 68% blue. In a HSL mode Oxford Blue has a hue angle of 212.11°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 13.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #002147 is made of 27.84% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 72.16% black ink.

HEX #002147
RGB Decimal rgb(0,33,71)
RGB Percentage 0%, 32%, 68%
CMYK 27.84, 14.9, 0, 72.16
HSL hsl(212.11,100%,13.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(212.11,100%,27.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(12.8766,5.8072,-27.0338)
XYZ xyz(1.6812,1.5426,6.1704)
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