What color is #002369?

#002369 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 #002369?

The RGB value is 0, 35, 105: 0 red, 35 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002369?

The complementary color is #694600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002369 color

#002369 rgb(0, 35, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002369 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 13.7% green and 41.2% blue (0, 35, 105).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Melancholia (#002266), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#002369 color codes

HEX	`#002369`
RGB	`rgb(0, 35, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 13.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 100%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 67%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.61, 20.05, -43.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.61, 48.18, 294.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.15, 2.222, 13.625)`
Decimal	`9065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002369, 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 #002369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #002369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002369; }
.text { color: #002369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 35 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002369, #120069); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #002369?: #002369 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 #002369?: The RGB value is 0, 35, 105: 0 red, 35 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002369?: The complementary color is #694600, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.