All About Color #6F79AE

#6F79AE

About #6F79AE

#6F79AE is a medium blue color with the hex code #6F79AE. In RGB it is red 111, green 121, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 230°, saturation 28%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 36%, 30%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 4.18:1 on white and 5.02:1 on black.

#6F79AE Color Conversion

Hex triplet6F, 79, AE
CMYK36.21%, 30.46%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal111, 121, 174
HSL230°, 28%, 56%
RGB Octal157, 171, 256
HSV (HSB)230.48°, 36.21%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1101111, 1111001, 10101110
CIE-L*AB51.96, 9.49, -29.35
RGB Percent43.53%, 47.45%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH51.96, 30.85, 287.92
XYZ21.03, 20.11, 42.82
CIE-L*UV51.96, -7.66, -45.35
xyY0.25, 0.24, 20.11
Hunter-Lab44.84, 5.24, -25.22
RYB43.53%, 46.91%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6F79AE on a dark background: contrast 5.02:1, passes WCAG AA.
#6F79AE on a light background: contrast 4.18:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #6F79AE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#6F79AE · #AAB0CF · #464F7C · #AEA46F · #CFC9AA

Analogous palette

#6FAEA4 · #6F99AE · #6F79AE · #846FAE · #A46FAE

Triadic palette

#6F79AE · #AE6F7A · #7AAE6F · #AAB0CF · #CFAAB0

Tetradic palette

#6F79AE · #AE6F99 · #AEA46F · #6FAE84 · #464F7C

Monochromatic palette

#303655 · #4B5586 · #6F79AE · #A0A7CA · #D1D5E5

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