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#6B97AE Color

#6B97AE is rgb(107, 151, 174) in RGB, hsl(201, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B97AE
HEX#6B97AE
RGBrgb(107, 151, 174)
HSLhsl(201, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(201, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.059 231.6)
LABlab(59.91% -11.00 -17.12)
LCHlch(59.91% 20.35 237.27)

What #6B97AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6B97AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 6.36Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6.46Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 6.96Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 8.75Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 9.53Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 9.78

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6B97AE Channel Values

How #6B97AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 107 · G 151 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.15:1 vs white · 6.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B97AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6B97AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B97AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B97AE
Complementary
#AE826B
Analogous
#6BAEA4
Analogous
#6B75AE
Triadic
#AE6B96
Triadic
#96AE6B
Split comp.
#AE6B75
Split comp.
#AEA46B

Tints & Shades of #6B97AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7FA4B8
#92B2C3
#A6C0CE
#BDD0DB
#D1DEE6
#E5ECF1

Shades

#57859E
#486F84
#3C5B6D
#2F4856
#22353F
#141E24

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How #6B97AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6B97AE
Protanopia#9191AE
Protanomaly#8393AE
Deuteranopia#8A8AAF
Deuteranomaly#7F90AF
Tritanopia#669A9A
Tritanomaly#6899A2
Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #6B97AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6b97ae: #6B97AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B97AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b97ae': '#6B97AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.592, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_6b97ae">#6B97AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B97AE"

More Blue Colors

#6B97AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6B97AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B97AE?

#6B97AE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(107, 151, 174) in RGB and hsl(201, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #6B97AE?

#6B97AE is rgb(107, 151, 174) — red 107, green 151, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B97AE?

#6B97AE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 13%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B97AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B97AE scores 3.15:1 against white and 6.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B97AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B97AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 10.4, which is visibly different.

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