Information about #6499AA color

#6499AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6499AA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(100, 153, 170) — 39.2% red, 60% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 7 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6499AA is a moderately toned water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Crystal Blue (#68A0B0). Slightly further away sit Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0) and Blue Moon (#7296AB).

The recipe behind #6499AA is rgb(100, 153, 170), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6499AA: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6499AA color variations

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

#6499AA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6499AA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6499AA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Regent Grey

#798488
Grey

#808080

#6499AA 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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#6499AA 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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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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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 #6499AA

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

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Ultramarine Color color link
Ultramarine Color

#5D8CAE

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Air Force Blue color link
Air Force Blue

#5D8AA8

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Desaturated Cyan color link
Desaturated Cyan

#669999

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Ashleigh Blue color link
Ashleigh Blue

#6B86AA

#6499AA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6499AA
  • RGB100, 153, 170
  • CMYK27, 7, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(100, 153, 170)
  • HSL195°, 29%, 53%
  • HSL Precise194.571°, 29.167%, 52.941%
  • HSV195°, 41%, 67%
  • HSB195°, 41%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.392, 0.600, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.392, 0.600, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.392, 0.600, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6499AA
  • DECIMAL ID6592938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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