Information about #02174C color

#02174C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #02174C belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(2, 23, 76) — 0.8% red, 9% green, 29.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 21 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #02174C reads as a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Borisfen Deep Blue (#001355). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oxford Blue (#002147) and Gulf Blue (#051657).

The recipe behind #02174C is rgb(2, 23, 76), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #02174C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #02174C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#02174C color variations

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#02174C 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 #02174C

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#02174C
  • RGB2, 23, 76
  • CMYK29, 21, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(2, 23, 76)
  • HSL223°, 95%, 15%
  • HSL Precise222.973°, 94.872%, 15.294%
  • HSV223°, 97%, 30%
  • HSB223°, 97%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.090, 0.298)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.090, 0.298, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.090, 0.298)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID02174C
  • DECIMAL ID137036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01