Information about #021938 color

#021938 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #021938 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(2, 25, 56) — 0.8% red, 9.8% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 12 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#021938 presents itself as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tangaroa (#03163C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Maastricht Blue (#001C3D) and Navy (#01153E).

The recipe behind #021938 is rgb(2, 25, 56), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #021938 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #021938 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#021938 color variations

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

#021938 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 #021938

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

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

BMA Blue color link
BMA Blue

#00113F

Deep Cove color link
Deep Cove

#051040

Daintree color link
Daintree

#012731

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Oxford Blue color link
Oxford Blue

#002147

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#021938
  • RGB2, 25, 56
  • CMYK21, 12, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(2, 25, 56)
  • HSL214°, 93%, 11%
  • HSL Precise214.444°, 93.103%, 11.373%
  • HSV214°, 96%, 22%
  • HSB214°, 96%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.008, 0.098, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.008, 0.098, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.008, 0.098, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID021938
  • DECIMAL ID137528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01