Information about #6A799A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6A799A is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 121, 154) — 41.6% red, 47.5% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 13 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #6A799A feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Escapade (#667C91). Its next-closest registered neighbors are LuLu (#637F95) and Tsunami (#6B8393).

The recipe behind #6A799A is rgb(106, 121, 154), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6A799A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#6A799A color variations

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

#6A799A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6A799A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6A799A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6A799A 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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#6A799A 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 #6A799A

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

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Greyish Blue color link
Greyish Blue

#5E819D

Hoki color link
Hoki

#65869F

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Blue Grey color link
Blue Grey

#607C8E

Horizon color link
Horizon

#648894

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

#6A799A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A799A
  • RGB106, 121, 154
  • CMYK19, 13, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(106, 121, 154)
  • HSL221°, 19%, 51%
  • HSL Precise221.25°, 19.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV221°, 31%, 60%
  • HSB221°, 31%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.475, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.475, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.475, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6A799A
  • DECIMAL ID6977946
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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