Information about #6178AC color

#6178AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6178AC belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(97, 120, 172) — 38% red, 47.1% green, 67.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 20 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6178AC reads as a softly balanced azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grizzlies Blue (#5D76A9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chetwode Blue (#666FB4) and Glaucous (#6082B6).

In RGB terms — rgb(97, 120, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6178AC: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6178AC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6178AC color variations

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

#6178AC 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 #6178AC

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

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Off Blue color link
Off Blue

#5684AE

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Blue Yonder color link
Blue Yonder

#5072A7

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6178AC
  • RGB97, 120, 172
  • CMYK29, 20, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(97, 120, 172)
  • HSL222°, 31%, 53%
  • HSL Precise221.6°, 31.12%, 52.745%
  • HSV222°, 44%, 67%
  • HSB222°, 44%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.380, 0.471, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.380, 0.471, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.380, 0.471, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6178AC
  • DECIMAL ID6387884
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01