What color is #002066?

#002066 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Melancholia. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002066?

The RGB value is 0, 32, 102: 0 red, 32 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002066?

The complementary color is #664600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002066?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002066 color

#002066 rgb(0, 32, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002066 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 12.5% green and 40% blue (0, 32, 102).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Melancholia (#002266), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#002066 color codes

HEX	`#002066`
RGB	`rgb(0, 32, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 12.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.44, 20.95, -43.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.44, 48.51, 295.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.914, 1.992, 12.799)`
Decimal	`8294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002066, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #002066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #002066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002066; }
.text { color: #002066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 32 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002066, #130066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #002066?: #002066 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Midnight Melancholia. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002066?: The RGB value is 0, 32, 102: 0 red, 32 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002066?: The complementary color is #664600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002066?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.