Palettes / Colors / #022692

#022692 — Vivid Blue

#022692 is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color DarkBlue (#00008B). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkblue (#00008B) — not an exact match. CSS darkblue gives you #00008B, a different color; use #022692 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#022692 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #926E02; it also sits naturally between #026E92 and #260292. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 15% · Blue 57%

Cyan 99% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #022692

.text { color: #022692; }
.background { background-color: #022692; }
.border { border: 3px solid #022692; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(2, 38, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 97%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #022692; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(2, 38, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #022692; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(2, 38, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#022692">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#022692">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #926E02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #022692: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #022692

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #022692 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #022692 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #022692?

#022692 is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 2, 38, 146). Its closest standard named color is DarkBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #022692?

#022692 is RGB 2, 38, 146 — HSL 225°, 97%, 29% — CMYK 99%, 74%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #022692?

Its complement is #926E02; analogous partners are #026E92 and #260292. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #022692 for text?

White text on #022692 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.69:1.