Information about #6990BF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #6990BF reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Faded Blue (#658CBB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Phoenix of the Sea (#7092BA) and Cerulean Frost (#6D9BC3).
The recipe behind #6990BF is rgb(105, 144, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6990BF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.3:1. #6990BF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#6990BF color variations
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#6990BF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6990BF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6990BF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6990BF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6990BF 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #6990BF color
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Nearest named colors to #6990BF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#658CBB
#7092BA
#6D9BC3
#5B8DBD
#7285BC
#5D89BA
#609AB8
#5B89C0
#6699CC
#659EC7
#72A0C1
#6082B6
#6990BF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6990BF
- RGB105, 144, 191
- CMYK34, 18, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(105, 144, 191)
- HSL213°, 40%, 58%
- HSL Precise212.791°, 40.187%, 58.039%
- HSV213°, 45%, 75%
- HSB213°, 45%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
- GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.565, 0.749)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.565, 0.749, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.565, 0.749)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6990BF
- DECIMAL ID6918335
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
