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Information about #06688C color

#06688C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#06688C falls into the Azure Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(6, 104, 140) — 2.4% red, 40.8% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 53 / 14 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#06688C is a pure, full-strength sky-leaning azure that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sea Blue (#006994). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Yeehaa (#006C98) and IBM Blue (#006699).

The recipe behind #06688C is rgb(6, 104, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #06688C: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. #06688C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#06688C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#06688C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #06688C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Sea Blue color link
Sea Blue

#006994

Yeehaa color link
Yeehaa

#006C98

IBM Blue color link
IBM Blue

#006699

Kitsch color link
Kitsch

#006C7F

Captain Cook color link
Captain Cook

#00689B

Duck Blue color link
Duck Blue

#007791

Ocean color link
Ocean

#017B92

Deep Aqua color link
Deep Aqua

#08787F

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Dodgers Blue color link
Dodgers Blue

#005A9C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#06688C
  • RGB6, 104, 140
  • CMYK53, 14, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(6, 104, 140)
  • HSL196°, 92%, 29%
  • HSL Precise196.119°, 91.781%, 28.627%
  • HSV196°, 96%, 55%
  • HSB196°, 96%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.024, 0.408, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.024, 0.408, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.024, 0.408, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID06688C
  • DECIMAL ID419980
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01