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#06406F Color

#06406F is rgb(6, 64, 111) in RGB, hsl(207, 90%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 42%, 0%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#06406F
HEX#06406F
RGBrgb(6, 64, 111)
HSLhsl(207, 90%, 23%)
HSVhsv(207, 95%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 42%, 0%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.098 249.7)
LABlab(25.80% -2.48 -32.67)
LCHlch(25.80% 32.76 265.65)

What #06406F 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 #06406F, 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.

#06406F Channel Values

How #06406F 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 64 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 90% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 95% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.66:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #06406F 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #06406F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #06406F; 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 #06406F

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #06406F.

How #06406F 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#06406F
Protanopia#3A3A6F
Protanomaly#2D3D6F
Deuteranopia#34346F
Deuteranomaly#28396F
Tritanopia#004848
Tritanomaly#00455A
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

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Using #06406F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-06406f: #06406F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #06406F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-06406f': '#06406F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.251, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_06406f">#06406F</color>
SVG fillfill="#06406F"

More Blue Colors

#06406F sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#06406F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #06406F?

#06406F is a dark blue — rgb(6, 64, 111) in RGB and hsl(207, 90%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #06406F?

#06406F is rgb(6, 64, 111) — red 6, green 64, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #06406F?

#06406F converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 42%, 0%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #06406F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #06406F scores 10.66:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #06406F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #06406F 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.32, which is a different colour altogether.

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