Information about #6A97D1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6A97D1 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(106, 151, 209) — 41.6% red, 59.2% green, 82% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 23 / 0 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6A97D1 reads as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Gray (#6699CC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lowell's French Riviera Blue (#698FD3) and Blue Koi (#659EC7).

The recipe behind #6A97D1 is rgb(106, 151, 209), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6A97D1: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #6A97D1 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6A97D1 color variations

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

#6A97D1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6A97D1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3B75C1

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#2C5891

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#1D3A60

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#0E1D30

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Black

#000000

#6A97D1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#6C92C3

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#788392

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Grey

#808080

#6A97D1 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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#906AD1

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#6AD190

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#6A97D1 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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#D1A56B
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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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#CBD16B
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#D1726B
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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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#6BCBD1
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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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#D16B97
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#97D16B
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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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#A56BD1
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#D1A56B
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#97D16B
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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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#D16BCB
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#D1A56B
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#6BD172
#6BD172

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Nearest named colors to #6A97D1

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

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Delta Blue color link
Delta Blue

#7C9ACD

Air Superiority Blue color link
Air Superiority Blue

#72A0C1

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Carolina Blue color link
Carolina Blue

#56A0D3

#6A97D1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6A97D1
  • RGB106, 151, 209
  • CMYK40, 23, 0, 18
  • CSSrgb(106, 151, 209)
  • HSL214°, 53%, 62%
  • HSL Precise213.786°, 52.821%, 61.765%
  • HSV214°, 49%, 82%
  • HSB214°, 49%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.592, 0.820)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.592, 0.820, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.592, 0.820)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB82%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6A97D1
  • DECIMAL ID6985681
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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