What color is #0029A2?

#0029A2 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0029A2?

The RGB value is 0, 41, 162: 0 red, 41 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0029A2?

The complementary color is #A27900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0029A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0029A2 color

#0029A2 rgb(0, 41, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #0029A2 is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 16.1% green and 63.5% blue (0, 41, 162).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Deepsea Kraken (#082599), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#0029A2 color codes

HEX	`#0029A2`
RGB	`rgb(0, 41, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 16.1%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 75%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.3, 38.94, -66.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.3, 77.49, 300.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.312, 4.194, 34.599)`
Decimal	`10658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0029A2, 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 #0029A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0029A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #0029A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0029a2; }
.text { color: #0029a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0029a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 41 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0029a2, #2800a2); }

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Questions

What color is #0029A2?: #0029A2 is a dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Deepsea Kraken. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0029A2?: The RGB value is 0, 41, 162: 0 red, 41 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0029A2?: The complementary color is #A27900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0029A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.