Information about #6A849D color
Basic facts about this digital color
A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #6A849D sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hoki (#65869F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bermuda Grey (#6F8C9F) and Grey Blue (#6B8BA4).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(106, 132, 157)), which gives #6A849D its character. If you plan to put text on a #6A849D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6A849D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#6A849D color variations
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#6A849D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#6A849D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#6A849D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#6A849D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#6A849D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #6A849D color
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Nearest named colors to #6A849D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#65869F
#6F8C9F
#6B8BA4
#6B8393
#648894
#637F95
#738595
#718894
#5E819D
#758A9C
#6B86AA
#748B97
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6A849D
- RGB106, 132, 157
- CMYK20, 10, 0, 38
- CSSrgb(106, 132, 157)
- HSL209°, 21%, 52%
- HSL Precise209.412°, 20.648%, 51.569%
- HSV209°, 32%, 62%
- HSB209°, 32%, 62%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
- GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.518, 0.616)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.518, 0.616, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.518, 0.616)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6A849D
- DECIMAL ID6980765
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
