Information about #6E9EA4 color

#6E9EA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E9EA4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(110, 158, 164) — 43.1% red, 62% green, 64.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 2 / 0 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned water-like cyan, #6E9EA4 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 almost identical to Awash (#739CA9). Slightly further away sit Blue Moon (#7296AB) and Crystal Blue (#68A0B0).

The recipe behind #6E9EA4 is rgb(110, 158, 164), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E9EA4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E9EA4 color variations

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

#6E9EA4 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 #6E9EA4

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

Awash color link
Awash

#739CA9

Blue Moon color link
Blue Moon

#7296AB

Crystal Blue color link
Crystal Blue

#68A0B0

Cadet Blue color link
Cadet Blue

#5F9EA0

Paradise color link
Paradise

#6A9C95

Green Sheen color link
Green Sheen

#6EAEA1

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Tradewind color link
Tradewind

#6DAFA7

Hannah color link
Hannah

#6DA5B4

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E9EA4
  • RGB110, 158, 164
  • CMYK21, 2, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(110, 158, 164)
  • HSL187°, 23%, 54%
  • HSL Precise186.667°, 22.881%, 53.725%
  • HSV187°, 33%, 64%
  • HSB187°, 33%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.620, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.620, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.620, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6E9EA4
  • DECIMAL ID7249572
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01