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#061637 Color

#061637 is rgb(6, 22, 55) in RGB, hsl(220, 80%, 12%) in HSL, and about cmyk(89%, 60%, 0%, 78%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#061637
HEX#061637
RGBrgb(6, 22, 55)
HSLhsl(220, 80%, 12%)
HSVhsv(220, 89%, 22%)
CMYKcmyk(89%, 60%, 0%, 78%)
OKLCHoklch(21% 0.068 262.2)
LABlab(7.65% 4.67 -24.04)
LCHlch(7.65% 24.48 280.99)

What #061637 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 #061637, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#061637 Channel Values

How #061637 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 6 · G 22 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 80% · L 12%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 89% · V 22%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 89% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 78%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance17.83:1 vs white · 1.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #061637 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 text17.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #061637

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #061637; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #061637

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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Shades

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How #061637 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#061637
Protanopia#141437
Protanomaly#0F1537
Deuteranopia#121237
Deuteranomaly#0E1437
Tritanopia#001C1C
Tritanomaly#001A29
Achromatopsia#181818

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Using #061637 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-061637: #061637;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #061637;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-061637': '#061637' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.086, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_061637">#061637</color>
SVG fillfill="#061637"

More Blue Colors

#061637 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#061637 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #061637?

#061637 is a darkest blue — rgb(6, 22, 55) in RGB and hsl(220, 80%, 12%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maastricht Blue (#001C3D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #061637?

#061637 is rgb(6, 22, 55) — red 6, green 22, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #061637?

#061637 converts to approximately cmyk(89%, 60%, 0%, 78%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #061637 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #061637 scores 17.83:1 against white and 1.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #061637 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #061637 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 black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 25.65, which is a different colour altogether.

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