Close to Midnight Blue
#022C8A
#022C8A is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 17.3% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 97% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #022C8A.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.73:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.14:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.73:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #022C8A as they’d see it.
#022C8A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #022C8A
What color is #022C8A?
#022C8A is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Midnight Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 17.3% green, and 54.1% blue. Its hue is 221°, with 97% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #022C8A in RGB?
#022C8A is rgb(2, 44, 138): 2 red, 44 green, and 138 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #022C8A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 68, 0, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #022C8A?
PANTONE 287 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #022C8A?
Its complement #4A3100 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.