Information about #6973AB color

#6973AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6973AB is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 115, 171) — 41.2% red, 45.1% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 22 / 0 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated blue, #6973AB carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Slightly further away sit Grizzlies Blue (#5D76A9) and Deloras (#606AA1).

In RGB terms — rgb(105, 115, 171) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. #6973AB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6973AB color variations

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

#6973AB 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 #6973AB

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

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6973AB
  • RGB105, 115, 171
  • CMYK26, 22, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(105, 115, 171)
  • HSL231°, 28%, 54%
  • HSL Precise230.909°, 28.205%, 54.118%
  • HSV231°, 39%, 67%
  • HSB231°, 39%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.451, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.451, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.451, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6973AB
  • DECIMAL ID6910891
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01