Information about #6C6274 color

#6C6274 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #6C6274 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(108, 98, 116) — 42.4% red, 38.4% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 7 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#6C6274 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dolphin (#6A6873). Slightly further away sit Rum (#716675) and Comet (#636373).

The recipe behind #6C6274 is rgb(108, 98, 116), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6C6274 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6C6274 color variations

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#6C6274 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6C6274

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

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6C6274
  • RGB108, 98, 116
  • CMYK3, 7, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(108, 98, 116)
  • HSL273°, 8%, 42%
  • HSL Precise273.333°, 8.411%, 41.961%
  • HSV273°, 16%, 45%
  • HSB273°, 16%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.424, 0.384, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.424, 0.384, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.424, 0.384, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6C6274
  • DECIMAL ID7103092
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01