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#061237

#061237 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 7.1% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 80% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

18.27:1 AAA
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Black text on this color

1.15:1 Fail
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This color as text on white

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This color as text on black

1.15:1 Fail

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #061237 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#061237
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

#061237 in use

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Questions about #061237

What color is #061237?

#061237 is a very dark, vivid blue, close to the color Oxford Blue. In RGB it’s made of 2.4% red, 7.1% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 80% saturation and 12% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #061237 in RGB?

#061237 is rgb(6, 18, 55): 6 red, 18 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #061237 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(89, 67, 0, 78). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #061237?

PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #061237?

Its complement #1D1400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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