Information about #659CCC color

#659CCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#659CCC falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 156, 204) — 39.6% red, 61.2% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 19 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#659CCC is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Gray (#6699CC). Slightly further away sit Blue Koi (#659EC7) and Snap (#5BA0D0).

The recipe behind #659CCC is rgb(101, 156, 204), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #659CCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#659CCC color variations

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

#659CCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#A3C3E0

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#C1D7EA

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#E0EBF4

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White

#FFFFFF

#659CCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3D7EB7

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#2D5E89

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#1E3F5B

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#0F1F2D

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Black

#000000

#659CCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6996BE

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#6D91B0

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#728BA1

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#788590

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Grey

#808080

#659CCC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AA65CC

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#8165CC

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#6573CC

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#65C5CC

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#65CCA9

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#65CC81

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#659CCC 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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#CC9666
#CC9666

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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
#659CCC
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#CCC966
#CCC966

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#CC6669
#CC6669

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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
#6669CC
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#659CCC
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#66CCC9
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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
#659CCC
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#CC669C
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#9CCC66
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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
#659CCC
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#9666CC
#9666CC

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#CC9666
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#9CCC66
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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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#C966CC
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#CC9666
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#69CC66
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Nearest named colors to #659CCC

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

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

#659CCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#659CCC
  • RGB101, 156, 204
  • CMYK40, 19, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(101, 156, 204)
  • HSL208°, 50%, 60%
  • HSL Precise207.961°, 50.244%, 59.804%
  • HSV208°, 50%, 80%
  • HSB208°, 50%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.612, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.612, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.612, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID659CCC
  • DECIMAL ID6659276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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