Information about #6974C8 color

#6974C8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6974C8 falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 116, 200) — 41.2% red, 45.5% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 37 / 33 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6974C8 reads as a confidently colored deep-sea blue and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Toolbox (#746CC0). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chetwode Blue (#666FB4) and Masquerade (#7285BC).

In RGB terms — rgb(105, 116, 200) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6974C8: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6974C8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6974C8 color variations

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#6974C8 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 #6974C8

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

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Moody Blue color link
Moody Blue

#8378C7

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Slate Blue color link
Slate Blue

#6A5ACD

Light Indigo color link
Light Indigo

#6D5ACF

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6974C8
  • RGB105, 116, 200
  • CMYK37, 33, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(105, 116, 200)
  • HSL233°, 46%, 60%
  • HSL Precise233.053°, 46.341%, 59.804%
  • HSV233°, 48%, 78%
  • HSB233°, 48%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.455, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.455, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.455, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6974C8
  • DECIMAL ID6911176
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01