Information about #6172BD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6172BD is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(97, 114, 189) — 38% red, 44.7% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 36 / 29 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid blue, #6172BD carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Slightly further away sit Glaucous (#6082B6) and Anchor (#526DB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(97, 114, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. #6172BD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6172BD color variations

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

#6172BD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6172BD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6172BD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6172BD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6172BD 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
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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
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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
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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
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#72BD61
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#AC61BD
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#72BD61
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #6172BD

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

Chetwode Blue color link
Chetwode Blue

#666FB4

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Grizzlies Blue color link
Grizzlies Blue

#5D76A9

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

Silver Lake Blue color link
Silver Lake Blue

#5D89BA

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Pastel Navy Blue color link
Pastel Navy Blue

#5E5CB2

Quantum color link
Quantum

#4A6CB4

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

#6172BD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6172BD
  • RGB97, 114, 189
  • CMYK36, 29, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(97, 114, 189)
  • HSL229°, 41%, 56%
  • HSL Precise228.913°, 41.071%, 56.078%
  • HSV229°, 49%, 74%
  • HSB229°, 49%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.447, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.447, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.447, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6172BD
  • DECIMAL ID6386365
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers316 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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