Information about #6799CF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #6799CF belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(103, 153, 207) (40.4% red, 60% green, 81.2% blue), or CMYK 41 / 21 / 0 / 19 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #6799CF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Blue Gray (#6699CC). Slightly further away sit Blue Koi (#659EC7) and Lowell's French Riviera Blue (#698FD3).

In RGB terms — rgb(103, 153, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6799CF: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6799CF color variations

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

#6799CF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6799CF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6799CF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6799CF 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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#6799CF 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 #6799CF

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

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

#698FD3

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Something Blue color link
Something Blue

#68ADD0

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

#6799CF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6799CF
  • RGB103, 153, 207
  • CMYK41, 21, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(103, 153, 207)
  • HSL211°, 52%, 61%
  • HSL Precise211.154°, 52%, 60.784%
  • HSV211°, 50%, 81%
  • HSB211°, 50%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.404, 0.600, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.404, 0.600, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.404, 0.600, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6799CF
  • DECIMAL ID6789583
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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