Information about #6C6F86 color

#6C6F86 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6C6F86 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 111, 134) — 42.4% red, 43.5% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 10 / 9 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6C6F86 reads as a gently muted classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 hair away from Waterloo (#727282). Slightly further away sit Weathered Blue (#677583) and Sunset-stone-equanimity-natalie (#656A88).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(108, 111, 134)), which gives #6C6F86 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6C6F86: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. No one has named #6C6F86 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#6C6F86 color variations

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#6C6F86 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 #6C6F86

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

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C6F86
  • RGB108, 111, 134
  • CMYK10, 9, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(108, 111, 134)
  • HSL233°, 11%, 47%
  • HSL Precise233.077°, 10.744%, 47.451%
  • HSV233°, 19%, 53%
  • HSB233°, 19%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.435, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.435, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.435, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C6F86
  • DECIMAL ID7106438
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01