Information about #6B7E8E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #6B7E8E reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Lynch (#697D89). Nearby in the Register you will also find Slate Gray (#708090) and Escapade (#667C91).
The recipe behind #6B7E8E is rgb(107, 126, 142), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6B7E8E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.2:1. #6B7E8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#6B7E8E color variations
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#6B7E8E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6B7E8E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6B7E8E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6B7E8E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6B7E8E 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 #6B7E8E color
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Nearest named colors to #6B7E8E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#697D89
#708090
#667C91
#6F828A
#6B8393
#718187
#698890
#637F95
#607C8E
#738595
#73888C
#718894
#6B7E8E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6B7E8E
- RGB107, 126, 142
- CMYK14, 6, 0, 44
- CSSrgb(107, 126, 142)
- HSL207°, 14%, 49%
- HSL Precise207.429°, 14.056%, 48.824%
- HSV207°, 25%, 56%
- HSB207°, 25%, 56%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
- GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.494, 0.557)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.494, 0.557, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.494, 0.557)
- Percentage of Red in RGB42%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6B7E8E
- DECIMAL ID7044750
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
