#000061 Color

#000061 is rgb(0, 0, 97) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), visibly different at ΔE 11.03. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#000061

HEX#000061

RGBrgb(0, 0, 97)

HSLhsl(240, 100%, 19%)

HSVhsv(240, 100%, 38%)

CMYKcmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(22.3% 0.154 264.1)

LABlab(6.55% 33.22 -55.02)

LCHlch(6.55% 64.27 301.12)

What #000061 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #000061, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 11.03 Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 11.83 Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 15.19 Phthalo Blue#000F89ΔE 15.21 Navy#000080ΔE 15.21 Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 17.58

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#000061 Channel Values

How #000061 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 0 · G 0 · B 97	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 240° · S 100% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 240° · S 100% · V 38%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 100% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 62%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	17.91:1 vs white · 1.17:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #000061 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text17.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #000061

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #000061; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #000061

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #000061 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#000061

Protanopia#000061

Protanomaly#000061

Deuteranopia#000061

Deuteranomaly#000061

Tritanopia#002121

Tritanomaly#001843

Achromatopsia#171717

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Using #000061 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-000061: #000061;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #000061;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-000061': '#000061' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.000, green: 0.000, blue: 0.380)

Android XML<color name="color_000061">#000061</color>

SVG fillfill="#000061"

More Blue Colors

#000061 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000066 00005c 000070 000057 00007a 000052 000080 000047 00008b 000042 000094 000038 00356b 05051a 13135e 1f75fe 2e5894 3e3579 536878 66ccff 8395a7 9e9eff c1cef5 dedcef

#000061 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #000061?

#000061 is a darkest blue — rgb(0, 0, 97) in RGB and hsl(240, 100%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.03.

What is the RGB value of #000061?

#000061 is rgb(0, 0, 97) — red 0, green 0, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #000061?

#000061 converts to approximately cmyk(100%, 100%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #000061 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #000061 scores 17.91:1 against white and 1.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #000061 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #000061 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 11.83, which is visibly different.

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