Close to Deep Sea
#06384B
#06384B is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 22% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 85% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #06384B.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.68:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #06384B as they’d see it.
#06384B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #06384B
What color is #06384B?
#06384B is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Deep Sea. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 22% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 197°, with 85% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #06384B in RGB?
#06384B is rgb(6, 56, 75): 6 red, 56 green, and 75 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #06384B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(92, 25, 0, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #06384B?
PANTONE 309 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #06384B?
Its complement #4A2C21 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.