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Information about #6C6898 color

#6C6898 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C6898 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 104, 152) — 42.4% red, 40.8% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 19 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6C6898 reads as a softly toned deep-sea blue and 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 hair away from Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Slightly further away sit Scampi (#6F63A0) and Deloras (#606AA1).

The recipe behind #6C6898 is rgb(108, 104, 152), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C6898 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C6898 color variations

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

#6C6898 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 #6C6898

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

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C6898
  • RGB108, 104, 152
  • CMYK17, 19, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(108, 104, 152)
  • HSL245°, 19%, 50%
  • HSL Precise245°, 18.898%, 50.196%
  • HSV245°, 32%, 60%
  • HSB245°, 32%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.408, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.408, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.408, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C6898
  • DECIMAL ID7104664
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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