#06176B
Closest named color: Midnight Blue (#191970). oklch(27% 0.144 265.7), rgb(6, 23, 107).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (15.64:1).
About this color
#06176B is a dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 27%, its chroma 0.144 and its hue 266°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 15.64:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | dark (27%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.144) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Midnight Blue (#191970) |
| Black text | 1.34:1 |
| White text | 15.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #06176B |
| RGB | rgb(6, 23, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 89%, 22%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(27% 0.144 265.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #06176B | 15.64:1 | AAA | Lc -104.6 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #06176B | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #06176B text on white | 15.64:1 | AAA | Lc 101.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #06176B text on black | 1.34:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 950.
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Step 50
50
#F1F5FF
oklch(97% 0.014 268.5)
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Step 100
100
#E0EAFF
oklch(93.6% 0.03 265.3)
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Step 200
200
#C8D9FF
oklch(88.5% 0.056 266.2)
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Step 300
300
#A3C0FF
oklch(80.9% 0.095 265.2)
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Step 400
400
#739CFF
oklch(70.7% 0.152 265.7)
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Step 500
500
#4F7FFF
oklch(63.1% 0.197 265.6)
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Step 600
600
#2E5EFF
oklch(55.7% 0.244 265.6)
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Step 700
700
#1835FF
oklch(49.1% 0.287 265.7)
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Step 800
800
#1300EA
oklch(42.7% 0.291 265.7)
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Step 900
900
#0D1EB7
oklch(37.6% 0.228 265.8)
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Step 950
950 (this color)
#06176B
oklch(27% 0.144 265.7)
#06176B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #00286D | 0.039 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #001E6A | 0.014 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #003040 | 0.109 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #232323 | 0.145 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #06176B
#06176B
oklch(27% 0.144 265.7)
- #322400
#322400
oklch(27% 0.055 86.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #06176B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Midnight Blue #191970 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Royal Blue #02066F ΔE 0.027
- Deep Blue #040273 ΔE 0.031
- Darkblue #030764 ΔE 0.033
- Navy #000080 ΔE 0.044
- Dark Blue #00008B ΔE 0.058
- Dark Indigo #1F0954 ΔE 0.061
- Marine #042E60 ΔE 0.061
Use #06176B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.