#020617 color
The swatch above shows #020617 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#020617 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the CSS named color black (#000000).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: slate-950. That means you can write bg-slate-950 or text-slate-950 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #020617 |
| RGB | rgb(2, 6, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 84%, 5%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(91%, 74%, 0%, 91%) |
| Decimal | 132631 |
| CSS | color: #020617; |
| Android | 0xFF020617 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.024, blue: 0.090, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #020617 | 20.17:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #020617 | 1.04:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #020617
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #020617 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #020617
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #020617 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #020617; background-color: #020617; }
.element { color: rgb(2 6 23); }
.element { color: hsl(229 84% 5%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-slate-950 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #020617;Frequently asked questions
What color is #020617?
#020617 is a very dark, vivid blue. Its hue sits at 229° on the color wheel, with 84% saturation and 5% lightness.
What is #020617 in RGB?
#020617 converts to rgb(2, 6, 23) — 2 red, 6 green and 23 blue.
What is #020617 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(91%, 74%, 0%, 91%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #020617 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (20.17:1 versus 1.04:1).
What is the complementary color of #020617?
#171402 — the hue directly opposite #020617 on the color wheel.