What color is #020B46?

#020B46 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #020B46?

The RGB value is 2, 11, 70: 2 red, 11 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #020B46?

The complementary color is #463D02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #020B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#020B46 color

#020B46 rgb(2, 11, 70)

Shades of black

The hex color #020B46 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 4.3% green and 27.5% blue (2, 11, 70).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 94% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 97% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Storm (#000B44), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.44:1).

#020B46 color codes

HEX	`#020B46`
RGB	`rgb(2, 11, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.8%, 4.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 94%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 97%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(97%, 84%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.27, 22.02, -37.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.27, 43.16, 300.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.25, 0.694, 5.861)`
Decimal	`133958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #020B46, 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 #020B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#020B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #020B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #020b46; }
.text { color: #020b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #020b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(2 11 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #020b46, #1b0246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #020B46?: #020B46 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Storm. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #020B46?: The RGB value is 2, 11, 70: 2 red, 11 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #020B46?: The complementary color is #463D02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #020B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.