Information about #6E73B3 color

#6E73B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6E73B3 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(110, 115, 179) — 43.1% red, 45.1% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 25 / 0 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6E73B3 reads as a softly balanced 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 Chetwode Blue (#666FB4). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Toolbox (#746CC0) and Grizzlies Blue (#5D76A9).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(110, 115, 179)), which gives #6E73B3 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #6E73B3: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #6E73B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#6E73B3 color variations

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

#6E73B3 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 #6E73B3

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

Toolbox color link
Toolbox

#746CC0

Masquerade color link
Masquerade

#7285BC

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Glaucous color link
Glaucous

#6082B6

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Ship Cove color link
Ship Cove

#7988AB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6E73B3
  • RGB110, 115, 179
  • CMYK27, 25, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(110, 115, 179)
  • HSL236°, 31%, 57%
  • HSL Precise235.652°, 31.222%, 56.667%
  • HSV236°, 39%, 70%
  • HSB236°, 39%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.431, 0.451, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.431, 0.451, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.431, 0.451, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID6E73B3
  • DECIMAL ID7238579
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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