Information about #022A46 color

#022A46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#022A46 falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(2, 42, 70) — 0.8% red, 16.5% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 27 / 11 / 0 / 73. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength steel-blue azure, #022A46 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Oxford Blue (#002147). Slightly further away sit Tobias Blue (#0C2C47) and Green Vogue (#032B52).

The recipe behind #022A46 is rgb(2, 42, 70), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 14.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #022A46 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#022A46 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#022A46 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #022A46

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#022A46
  • RGB2, 42, 70
  • CMYK27, 11, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(2, 42, 70)
  • HSL205°, 94%, 14%
  • HSL Precise204.706°, 94.444%, 14.118%
  • HSV205°, 97%, 27%
  • HSB205°, 97%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.165, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.165, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.165, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID022A46
  • DECIMAL ID141894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01