Information about #6D6AAF color

#6D6AAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6D6AAF falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(109, 106, 175) — 42.7% red, 41.6% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 26 / 27 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6D6AAF reads as a mildly saturated blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deluge (#7563A8) and Blue Marguerite (#6A5BB1).

In RGB terms — rgb(109, 106, 175) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6D6AAF color variations

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

#6D6AAF 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 #6D6AAF

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

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Anchor color link
Anchor

#526DB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6D6AAF
  • RGB109, 106, 175
  • CMYK26, 27, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(109, 106, 175)
  • HSL243°, 30%, 55%
  • HSL Precise242.609°, 30.131%, 55.098%
  • HSV243°, 39%, 69%
  • HSB243°, 39%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.427, 0.416, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.427, 0.416, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.427, 0.416, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6D6AAF
  • DECIMAL ID7170735
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01