#6A8BAB Hex Color

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Color Name

Air Force Blue (RAF)*

Hex Color Code

#6A8BAB

RGB Color Code

RGB(106, 139, 171)

CMYK Values*

38.0%, 18.7%, 0.0%, 32.9%

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#6A8BAB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 6A8BAB?

The RGB color code for color number #6A8BAB is RGB(106, 139, 171). In the RGB color model, #6A8BAB has a red value of 106, a green value of 139, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 38.0% cyan, 18.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 32.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 209.5° (degrees), 27.9 % saturation, and 54.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #6A8BAB has a hue of 209.5° (degrees), 38.0 % saturation and 67.1 % brightness/value.

Color 6A8BAB is cool or warm?

Color 6A8BAB is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #6A8BAB? (For interior and product design)

6A8BAB has an LRV of nearly 24.5. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#6A8BAB

LRV 24.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 24.5 of #6A8BAB with dark and light color

Is #6A8BAB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 6A8BAB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #6A8BAB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #6A8BAB

Hex triplet: #6A8BAB
Red: 6A
Green: 8B
Blue: AB

RGBA / RGB rgb(106, 139, 171)

Red: 106 (41.6%)
Green: 139 (54.5%)
Blue: 171 (67.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 38.01%
Magenta: 18.71%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 32.94%

HSL hsl(209.54deg, 27.9 %, 54.3 %)

Hue: 209.54°
Saturation: 27.90 %
Lightness: 54.31 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 209.54°
Saturation: 38.01 %
Brightness / Value: 67.06 %

RYB ryb(48, 71, 107)

Red: 48 (18.9%)
Yellow: 71 (27.8%)
Blue: 107 (42.1%)

HWB

Hue: 209.54°
Whiteness: 41.57 %
Blackness: 32.94 %

CMY

Cyan: 58.43%
Magenta: 45.49%
Yellow: 32.94%

XYZ

X: 22.53
Y: 24.47
Z: 42.06

YXY

Y1: 24.47
X: 0.25
Y2: 0.27

CIE-Lab

L: 56.56
A: -3.31
B: -20.57

CIE-Lch

L: 56.56
C: 20.83
H: 260.86

CIE-Luv

L: 56.56
U: -17.01
V: -30.4

Hunter-Lab

L: 49.47
A: -5.28
B: -15.79

Other

LRV: ~ 24.5 %
Munsell Color System: 9.8B 5.5/4.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #6A8BAB

These are the named colors closest to hex 6A8BAB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#5D8AA8 Color Air Force Blue (RAF)

96.39% match | ΔE 3.61

#778BA5 Color Shadow Blue

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#6082B6 Color Glaucous

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#778899 Color Light Slate Gray

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 6A8BAB.

#7291B4 Color PANTONE 16-4021 TCX - Allure

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#5D89B4 Color PANTONE 17-4032 TCX - Lichen Blue

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#6B86AA Color PANTONE 16-4018 TCX - Ashleigh Blue

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#618BB9 Color PANTONE 17-4030 TCX - Silver Lake Blue

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 6A8BAB.

#6D88A0 Color BS 20-C-37 - Viking

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#7E94A9 Color BS 20-D-43 - Blue

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#697C8D Color BS 20-D-44 - Blue

92.65% match | ΔE 7.35

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 6A8BAB.

#5E8AB4 Color PANTONE 646 C

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#5F8FB4 Color PANTONE 7454 C

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#7594B3 Color PANTONE 2157 C

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#6191B4 Color PANTONE 2148 C

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 6A8BAB.

#7494B1 Color RAL 260 60 20 - Cranberry Blue

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#6A96BA Color RAL 260 60 25 - Lupine Blue

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

#7494BC Color RAL 270 60 25 - Delphinium Blue

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#7B93B4 Color RAL 270 60 20 - Lavender Blue

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 6A8BAB.

#637D96 Color RAL 5014 - Pigeon Blue

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#6093AC Color RAL 5024 - Pastel Blue

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

Paint color for Hex #6A8BAB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 6A8BAB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 6A8BAB once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Sherwin Williams

#6B8CA9 Color Scanda (SW 6529)

98.89% match | ΔE 1.11

#6A8AA4 Color Sporty Blue (SW 6522)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#6487B0 Color Perfect Periwinkle (SW 9065)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#7498BE Color Lobelia (SW 6809)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Farrow & Ball

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

#7C8E96 Color Selvedge (306)

90.86% match | ΔE 9.14

#7295A1 Color Stone Blue (86)

90.84% match | ΔE 9.16

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Dunn-Edwards

#698EB3 Color Genteel Blue (DET 589)

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

#6C849B Color Lakeville (DE 5872)

96.27% match | ΔE 3.73

#5588AB Color Blueberry Muffin (DE 5851)

95.81% match | ΔE 4.19

#6A819E Color Bay View (DE 5886)

95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Benjamin Moore

#6B8DB3 Color Blue Dragon (810)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#6B89A3 Color Old Blue Jeans (839)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#5E8FB6 Color Lazy Sunday (803)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#63879F Color Blue Nose (1678)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

Behr

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Behr

#6A87AB Color Cowgirl Blue (M530-5)

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#6A92B1 Color Brittany Blue (M510-4)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#70869D Color Thundercloud (S520-5)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#588BB4 Color Alpha Blue (M520-5)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Valspar

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to Valspar

#6890AE Color Splendid Blue (4004-6A)

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#70869B Color Gray Lavender (4005-4A)

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

#5287B9 Color Picasso (8001-44E)

95.31% match | ΔE 4.69

#7C8DA2 Color Norwegian Night (V111-4)

95.11% match | ΔE 4.89

PPG Paints

Hex color 6A8BAB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #6A8BAB to PPG Paints

#5D84B1 Color Shrinking Violet (PPG1162-5)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#5A809E Color Blue Beads (PPG1160-5)

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

#5488C0 Color Blueberry Popover (PPG1244-5)

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#7B8CA8 Color Evening Hush (PPG1165-5)

95.05% match | ΔE 4.95

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#6A8BAB color palettes and scheme combination

2D3E4F

3F5870

517191

6A8BAB

8BA4BD

ABBED0

CCD7E2

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

6AAB8A

6AABAB

6A8BAB

6A6AAB

8A6AAB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

6A8BAB

AB6A8B

8BAB6A

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

6A8BAB

AB6AAB

AB8A6A

6AAB6A

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

6A8BAB

7896B3

87A2BB

96ADC4

A5B9CC

B4C5D5

C3D0DD

D2DCE5

E1E7EE

F0F3F6

FFFFFF

Air Force Blue (RAF)* - #6A8BAB Tints

6A8BAB

5F7D99

546F88

4A6177

3F5366

354555

2A3744

1F2933

151B22

0A0D11

000000

Air Force Blue (RAF)* - #6A8BAB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#6A8BAB

Air Force Blue (RAF)*

#AB8A6A

Light Taupe*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #6A8BAB?

Color that best contrast with #6A8BAB is #AB8A6A, color name is Light Taupe*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.