Close to Oxford Blue
#010232
#010232 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 0.8% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #010232.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
19.89:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.06:1 FailThis color as text on white
19.89:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.06:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #010232 as they’d see it.
#010232 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #010232
What color is #010232?
#010232 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.4% red, 0.8% green, and 19.6% blue. Its hue is 239°, with 96% saturation and 10% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #010232 in RGB?
#010232 is rgb(1, 2, 50): 1 red, 2 green, and 50 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #010232 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 96, 0, 80). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #010232?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #010232?
Its complement #0D0A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.