What color is #064A94?

#064A94 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #064A94?

The RGB value is 6, 74, 148: 6 red, 74 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #064A94?

The complementary color is #945006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #064A94?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#064A94 color

#064A94 rgb(6, 74, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #064A94 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 29% green and 58% blue (6, 74, 148).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 92% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#064A94 color codes

HEX	`#064A94`
RGB	`rgb(6, 74, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 29%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 92%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 96%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 50%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, 11.12, -45.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 47.24, 283.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.867, 7.073, 28.962)`
Decimal	`412308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #064A94, 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 #064A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#064A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #064A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #064a94; }
.text { color: #064a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #064a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 74 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #064a94, #090694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #064A94?: #064A94 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #064A94?: The RGB value is 6, 74, 148: 6 red, 74 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #064A94?: The complementary color is #945006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #064A94?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.