Information about #6E6274 color

#6E6274 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E6274 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 98, 116) — 43.1% red, 38.4% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6E6274 is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rum (#716675). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dolphin (#6A6873) and Centaurian (#6E5977).

In RGB terms — rgb(110, 98, 116) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6E6274: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E6274 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E6274 color variations

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

#6E6274 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 #6E6274

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

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Old Lavender color link
Old Lavender

#796878

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E6274
  • RGB110, 98, 116
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(110, 98, 116)
  • HSL280°, 8%, 42%
  • HSL Precise280°, 8.411%, 41.961%
  • HSV280°, 16%, 45%
  • HSB280°, 16%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.384, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.384, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.384, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6E6274
  • DECIMAL ID7234164
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01