#064865 Color

#064865 is rgb(6, 72, 101) in RGB, hsl(198, 89%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 29%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Indigo Dye (#00416A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#064865

HEX#064865

RGBrgb(6, 72, 101)

HSLhsl(198, 89%, 21%)

HSVhsv(198, 94%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(94%, 29%, 0%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(37.9% 0.077 234.7)

LABlab(28.05% -10.69 -22.78)

LCHlch(28.05% 25.16 244.87)

What #064865 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 #064865, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Indigo Dye#00416AΔE 8.86 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 9.53 Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 10.64 Metallic Blue#32527BΔE 11.49 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 11.58 Midnight Green(eagle Green)#004953ΔE 12.82

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

#064865 Channel Values

How #064865 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 6 · G 72 · B 101	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 198° · S 89% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 198° · S 94% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 94% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.89:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #064865 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 text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #064865

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #064865; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #064865

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 #064865 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#064865

Protanopia#424265

Protanomaly#334465

Deuteranopia#3B3B66

Deuteranomaly#2E4165

Tritanopia#004C4C

Tritanomaly#004B57

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #064865 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-064865: #064865;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #064865;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-064865': '#064865' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.024, green: 0.282, blue: 0.396)

Android XML<color name="color_064865">#064865</color>

SVG fillfill="#064865"

More Teal Colors

#064865 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#064865 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #064865?

#064865 is a dark teal — rgb(6, 72, 101) in RGB and hsl(198, 89%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Indigo Dye (#00416A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.86.

What is the RGB value of #064865?

#064865 is rgb(6, 72, 101) — red 6, green 72, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #064865?

#064865 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 29%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #064865 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #064865 scores 9.89:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #064865 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #064865 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.16, which is visibly different.

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