Information about #6F879A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6F879A falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(111, 135, 154) — 43.5% red, 52.9% green, 60.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 7 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#6F879A presents itself as a gently muted azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Antique Navy Hue (#718894). Slightly further away sit Steel (#738595) and Scotty Silver (#758A9C).

In RGB terms — rgb(111, 135, 154) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #6F879A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6F879A color variations

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

#6F879A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6F879A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6F879A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#75838F

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Grey

#808080

#6F879A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#6F879A 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
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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
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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
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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
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#9B6F87
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#879B6F
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#826F9B
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#986F9B
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#719B6F
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Nearest named colors to #6F879A

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

Antique Navy Hue color link
Antique Navy Hue

#718894

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Bluish Grey color link
Bluish Grey

#748B97

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6F879A
  • RGB111, 135, 154
  • CMYK17, 7, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(111, 135, 154)
  • HSL207°, 18%, 52%
  • HSL Precise206.512°, 17.551%, 51.961%
  • HSV207°, 28%, 60%
  • HSB207°, 28%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.529, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.529, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.529, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6F879A
  • DECIMAL ID7309210
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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