What color is #060023?

#060023 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060023?

The RGB value is 6, 0, 35: 6 red, 0 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060023?

The complementary color is #1D2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060023?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060023 color

#060023 rgb(6, 0, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #060023 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 0% green and 13.7% blue (6, 0, 35).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 100% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Depths (#060929), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.35:1).

#060023 color codes

HEX	`#060023`
RGB	`rgb(6, 0, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 0%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 100%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 100%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 100%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.45, 9.27, -18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.45, 21.06, 296.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.378, 0.16, 1.601)`
Decimal	`393251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060023, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #060023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #060023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060023; }
.text { color: #060023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 0 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060023, #180023); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #060023?: #060023 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Mysterious Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060023?: The RGB value is 6, 0, 35: 6 red, 0 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060023?: The complementary color is #1D2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060023?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.03:1 and white text 20.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.