#021141 Color

#021141 is rgb(2, 17, 65) in RGB, hsl(226, 94%, 13%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 74%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxford Blue (#002147), visibly different at ΔE 12.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#021141

HEX#021141

RGBrgb(2, 17, 65)

HSLhsl(226, 94%, 13%)

HSVhsv(226, 97%, 25%)

CMYKcmyk(97%, 74%, 0%, 75%)

OKLCHoklch(20.6% 0.094 263.7)

LABlab(6.65% 11.37 -32.83)

LCHlch(6.65% 34.75 289.11)

What #021141 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 #021141, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxford Blue#002147ΔE 12.24 Maastricht Blue#001C3DΔE 13.32 Space Cadet#1D2951ΔE 13.51 Sapphire Navy#082567ΔE 13.87 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 14.5 Dark Midnight Blue#003366ΔE 17.13

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

#021141 Channel Values

How #021141 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 17 · B 65	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 226° · S 94% · L 13%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 226° · S 97% · V 25%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 97% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 75%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	18.12:1 vs white · 1.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #021141 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 text18.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #021141

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #021141; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #021141

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #021141.

How #021141 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#021141

Protanopia#0F0F41

Protanomaly#0A1041

Deuteranopia#0D0D41

Deuteranomaly#090F41

Tritanopia#001C1C

Tritanomaly#00182F

Achromatopsia#161616

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Using #021141 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-021141: #021141;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #021141;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-021141': '#021141' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.067, blue: 0.255)

Android XML<color name="color_021141">#021141</color>

SVG fillfill="#021141"

More Blue Colors

#021141 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

#021141 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #021141?

#021141 is a darkest blue — rgb(2, 17, 65) in RGB and hsl(226, 94%, 13%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.24.

What is the RGB value of #021141?

#021141 is rgb(2, 17, 65) — red 2, green 17, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #021141?

#021141 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 74%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #021141 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #021141 scores 18.12:1 against white and 1.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #021141 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #021141 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 24.65, which is visibly different.

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