Information about #6986A5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6986A5 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 134, 165) — 41.2% red, 52.5% green, 64.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 12 / 0 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6986A5 reads as a moderately toned steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. 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 Ashleigh Blue (#6B86AA). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grey Blue (#6B8BA4) and Hoki (#65869F).

The recipe behind #6986A5 is rgb(105, 134, 165), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6986A5: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #6986A5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6986A5 color variations

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

#6986A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6986A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6986A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6986A5 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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#6986A5 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #6986A5

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

Ashleigh Blue color link
Ashleigh Blue

#6B86AA

Grey Blue color link
Grey Blue

#6B8BA4

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Bermuda Grey color link
Bermuda Grey

#6F8C9F

Air Force Blue color link
Air Force Blue

#5D8AA8

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Shadow Blue color link
Shadow Blue

#778BA5

Scotty Silver color link
Scotty Silver

#758A9C

Ultramarine Color color link
Ultramarine Color

#5D8CAE

Dusty Blue color link
Dusty Blue

#5A86AD

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

#6986A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6986A5
  • RGB105, 134, 165
  • CMYK24, 12, 0, 35
  • HSL211°, 25%, 53%
  • HSL Precise211°, 25%, 52.941%
  • HSV211°, 36%, 65%
  • HSB211°, 36%, 65%
  • HEX ID6986A5
  • DECIMAL ID6915749
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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