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#02436F Color

#02436F is rgb(2, 67, 111) in RGB, hsl(204, 96%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(98%, 40%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02436F
HEX#02436F
RGBrgb(2, 67, 111)
HSLhsl(204, 96%, 22%)
HSVhsv(204, 98%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(98%, 40%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.095 246.5)
LABlab(26.74% -4.70 -31.19)
LCHlch(26.74% 31.54 261.43)

What #02436F 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 #02436F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#02436F Channel Values

How #02436F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 2 · G 67 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 96% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 98% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 98% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.32:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02436F 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 text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02436F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02436F; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #02436F

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 #02436F.

How #02436F 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#02436F
Protanopia#3D3D6F
Protanomaly#2F3F6F
Deuteranopia#373770
Deuteranomaly#2A3C6F
Tritanopia#004A4A
Tritanomaly#00485B
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02436F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02436f: #02436F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02436F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02436f': '#02436F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.263, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_02436f">#02436F</color>
SVG fillfill="#02436F"

More Blue Colors

#02436F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02436F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02436F?

#02436F is a dark blue — rgb(2, 67, 111) in RGB and hsl(204, 96%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.05.

What is the RGB value of #02436F?

#02436F is rgb(2, 67, 111) — red 2, green 67, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02436F?

#02436F converts to approximately cmyk(98%, 40%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02436F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #02436F scores 10.32:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02436F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02436F 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 25.57, which is a different colour altogether.

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