Information about #6B6C99 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#6B6C99 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(107, 108, 153) — 42% red, 42.4% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 18 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6B6C99 reads as a softly toned classic blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scampi (#6F63A0) and Deloras (#606AA1).

The recipe behind #6B6C99 is rgb(107, 108, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6B6C99: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. #6B6C99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6B6C99 color variations

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

#6B6C99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#6B6C99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#6B6C99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#6B6C99 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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#6B6C99 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 #6B6C99

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

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Sunset-stone-equanimity-natalie color link
Sunset-stone-equanimity-natalie

#656A88

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

#6B6C99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6B6C99
  • RGB107, 108, 153
  • CMYK18, 18, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(107, 108, 153)
  • HSL239°, 18%, 51%
  • HSL Precise238.696°, 18.4%, 50.98%
  • HSV239°, 30%, 60%
  • HSB239°, 30%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.420, 0.424, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.420, 0.424, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.420, 0.424, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6B6C99
  • DECIMAL ID7040153
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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