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#022e53 color: Indigo Black

#022e53 is rgb(2, 46, 83) in RGB and oklch(29.592% 0.08078 249.745) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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207°
100%

29.6%
0.081
250°
  • Blue
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • sky-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.52:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #022e53

#022e53 is a soft very dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 29.6% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.83:1 contrast and black text 1.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Indigo Black (#002e51). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-950.

More very dark blue colors

Lighter: #022e53 mixed with white

  1. 022e53
  2. 1d4163
  3. 355474
  4. 4c6885
  5. 647c96
  6. 7c91a7
  7. 95a6b8
  8. afbcca
  9. c9d2db
  10. e4e8ed

Darker: #022e53 mixed with black

  1. 022e53
  2. 012747
  3. 011f3b
  4. 011830
  5. 001225
  6. 000b1b
  7. 000611
  8. 000208
  9. 000102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #022e53 with less saturation

  1. 022e53
  2. 092e4f
  3. 0f2e4c
  4. 142e48
  5. 192e44
  6. 1d2e40
  7. 202e3c
  8. 242e39
  9. 272e35
  10. 2a2d31

Questions about #022e53

What color is #022e53?

#022e53 is soft very dark blue. The closest named color is Indigo Black. In RGB it is rgb(2, 46, 83), in HSL hsl(207.41, 95.29%, 16.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(29.592% 0.08078 249.745).

What colors go well with #022e53?

The complementary color of #022e53 is #462300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003446 and #262654. The triadic partners are #4d1824 and #1f3400.

Is white or black text more readable on #022e53?

White text reads better on #022e53: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and black gives 1.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #022e53 a warm or cool color?

#022e53 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 29.6% and its chroma 0.081.