Information about #6A838E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#6A838E presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tsunami (#6B8393). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gothic (#698890) and Steel Grey (#6F828A).
The recipe behind #6A838E is rgb(106, 131, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6A838E: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6A838E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#6A838E color variations
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#6A838E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6A838E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6A838E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6A838E color hues
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#6A838E 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 #6A838E color
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Nearest named colors to #6A838E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6B8393
#698890
#6F828A
#708090
#697D89
#667C91
#648894
#718187
#73888C
#718894
#637F95
#738595
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6A838E
- RGB106, 131, 142
- CMYK14, 4, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(106, 131, 142)
- HSL198°, 15%, 49%
- HSL Precise198.333°, 14.516%, 48.627%
- HSV198°, 25%, 56%
- HSB198°, 25%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.514
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.514, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.514, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.514, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6A838E
- DECIMAL ID6980494
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
