#020C50 Color

#020C50 is rgb(2, 12, 80) in RGB, hsl(232, 95%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), visibly different at ΔE 12.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#020C50

HEX#020C50

RGBrgb(2, 12, 80)

HSLhsl(232, 95%, 16%)

HSVhsv(232, 98%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(21.5% 0.121 265.2)

LABlab(6.90% 20.79 -42.90)

LCHlch(6.90% 47.67 295.86)

What #020C50 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #020C50, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 12.46 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 12.53 St. Patrick's Blue#23297AΔE 14.62 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 16.25 Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 19.27 Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 20.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#020C50 Channel Values

How #020C50 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 2 · G 12 · B 80	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 232° · S 95% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 232° · S 98% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 98% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.93:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #020C50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #020C50 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #020C50

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #020C50; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #020C50

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #020C50.

How #020C50 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#020C50

Protanopia#0A0A50

Protanomaly#070B50

Deuteranopia#090950

Deuteranomaly#060A50

Tritanopia#001E1E

Tritanomaly#001938

Achromatopsia#171717

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Using #020C50 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-020c50: #020C50;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #020C50;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-020c50': '#020C50' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.047, blue: 0.314)

Android XML<color name="color_020c50">#020C50</color>

SVG fillfill="#020C50"

More Blue Colors

#020C50 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#020C50 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #020C50?

#020C50 is a darkest blue — rgb(2, 12, 80) in RGB and hsl(232, 95%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.46.

What is the RGB value of #020C50?

#020C50 is rgb(2, 12, 80) — red 2, green 12, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #020C50?

#020C50 converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 85%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #020C50 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #020C50 scores 17.93:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #020C50 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #020C50 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 12.46, which is visibly different.

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