Information about #6874AC color

#6874AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6874AC falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 116, 172) — 40.8% red, 45.5% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 22 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6874AC reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue 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 a hair away from Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grizzlies Blue (#5D76A9) and Deloras (#606AA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 116, 172) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6874AC: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. #6874AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6874AC color variations

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#6874AC 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 #6874AC

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

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6874AC
  • RGB104, 116, 172
  • CMYK27, 22, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(104, 116, 172)
  • HSL229°, 29%, 54%
  • HSL Precise229.412°, 29.06%, 54.118%
  • HSV229°, 40%, 67%
  • HSB229°, 40%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.455, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.455, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.455, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6874AC
  • DECIMAL ID6845612
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01