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#021A2E Oxford by Night

#021A2E is a very dark, muted blue named Oxford by Night. In the RGB color model it is made of 0.8% red, 10.2% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(2, 26, 46)). Its HSL value is 207° hue, 92% saturation and 9% lightness, and in CMYK it is 96% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. #021A2E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.65:1.

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Variations of #021A2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#021A2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#021A2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #021A2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0A172E
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #101B2F
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0D1A2F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0A172E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #08182E
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #001F21
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #001C29
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #191919
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #15191F

#021A2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.65:1 Super#021A2E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#021A2E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#021A2E in CSS

/* Oxford by Night */
.color { color: #021A2E; }
.background { background-color: #021A2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #021A2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(2 26 46);
color: hsl(207 92% 9%);
color: oklch(0.211 0.050 246.2);

#021A2E FAQ

What color is #021A2E?

#021A2E is a very dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Oxford by Night. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #021A2E?

#021A2E is rgb(2, 26, 46) in RGB, hsl(207, 92%, 9%) in HSL and cmyk(96%, 43%, 0%, 82%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #021A2E?

The complementary color of #021A2E is #2E1602, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #021A2E?

White text has the best contrast on #021A2E: 17.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #021A2E a warm or cool color?

#021A2E is a cool color.