What color is #060457?

#060457 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060457?

The RGB value is 6, 4, 87: 6 red, 4 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060457?

The complementary color is #555704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060457 color

#060457 rgb(6, 4, 87)

Shades of black

The hex color #060457 is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 1.6% green and 34.1% blue (6, 4, 87).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 91% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 93% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ravenclaw (#0A0555), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.06:1).

#060457 color codes

HEX	`#060457`
RGB	`rgb(6, 4, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 1.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 91%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 95%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(93%, 95%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.35, 33.57, -47.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.35, 57.85, 305.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.838, 0.813, 9.075)`
Decimal	`394327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060457, 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 #060457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #060457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060457; }
.text { color: #060457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 4 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060457, #2f0457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #060457?: #060457 is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Ravenclaw. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060457?: The RGB value is 6, 4, 87: 6 red, 4 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060457?: The complementary color is #555704, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.