#6879aa Color Information

#6879aa Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #6879aa. In RGB, it consists of 40.8% Red, 47.5% Green, and 66.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 38.8% Cyan, 28.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 224.5°, with saturation of 28% and lightness of 53.7%. The decimal value for #6879aa is 6846890, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #6879aa is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#6879aa Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color104, 121, 170 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color40.8%, 47.5%, 66.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.592, 0.525, 0.333 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.388, 0.288, 0, 0.333 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color224.5°, 28.0%, 53.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color224.5°, 38.8%, 66.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.802, 19.520, 40.754 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color104, 118, 170 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6846890 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.290, 6.366, -28.117 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.290, 28.829, 282.758 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.290, -10.466, -42.906 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.182, 2.685, -23.764 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.247, 0.244, 19.520 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285036970 / 0xff6879aa Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666699 Copy
Last Updated: November 25, 2024

Shades of #6879aa

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #6879aa, its pure hue is 224.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.0%, and its lightness is 53.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #6879aa, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d0f15 to #5b6a95.

Tints of #6879aa

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #6879aa, its pure hue is 224.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.0%, and its lightness is 53.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #6879aa, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7b8ab5 to #eceef4.

Tones of #6879aa

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #6879aa, its pure hue is 224.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 28.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #6879aa, which range from #898989 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1350ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #6879aa

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #6879aa! For #6879aa, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #6879aa. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #6879aa

This color, #6879aa, consists of 40.8% Red, 47.5% Green, and 66.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 104, Green = 121, Blue = 170. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #6879aa is 38.8% Cyan, 28.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 33.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R40.8%
C38.8%
G47.5%
M28.8%
B66.7%
Y0.0%
K33.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 104 121 170
Octal 150 171 252
Hexa #68 #79 #aa
Binary 01101000 01111001 10101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 38 28 0 33
Octal 46 34 0 41
Hexa #26 #1c #00 #21
Binary 00100110 00011100 00000000 00100001

Analogous Colors of #6879aa

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #6879aa — which has hue 224.5° — its analogous colors are located at 194.5° and 254.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6879aa.

Triadic Colors of #6879aa

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #6879aa — which has hue 224.5° — its triadic colors are located at 104.5° and 344.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6879aa.

Complementary Color of #6879aa

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #6879aa — which has hue 224.5° — its complementary color is located at 44.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6879aa.

Split Complementary Colors of #6879aa

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #6879aa — which has hue 224.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 14.5° and 224.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6879aa.

Tetradic Colors of #6879aa

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #6879aa — which has hue 224.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 134.5°, 224.5°, 314.5°, and 44.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #6879aa.

Monochromatic Colors of #6879aa

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #6879aa, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #434959 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #abb8dd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #6879aa

We want to make getting started with #6879aa on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #6879aa into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #6879aa can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #6879aa with other HTML elements.

#6879aa Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #6879aa.
<span style="color: #6879aa;">The color of this text is #6879aa.</span>

#6879aa Background Color

The background color for this text is #6879aa.
<div style="background-color: #6879aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #6879aa.</div>

#6879aa Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #6879aa.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #6879aa;">This color for the shadow of this text is #6879aa.</span>

#6879aa Border Color

This is a div with border color #6879aa.
<div style="border: #6879aa 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #6879aa.</div>

#6879aa Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #6879aa on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6879aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6879aa on a white background.</div></div>

#6879aa Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #6879aa on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #6879aa; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #6879aa on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #6879aa to White

This is a gradient from #6879aa to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6879aa,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6879aa to white.</div>

Gradient from #6879aa to Black

This is a gradient from #6879aa to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#6879aa,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#6879aa,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #6879aa to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #6879aa

In addition to using #6879aa on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #6879aa in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #6879aa, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 104, Green = 121, Blue = 170). If you need details about the color coordinates of #6879aa in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #6879aa
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(104, 121, 170)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #6879aa; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #6879aa; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #6879aa; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(104, 121, 170);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#6879aa")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:104, green:121, blue:170, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:104 green:121 blue:170 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(104f, 121f, 170f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(104, 121, 170);
 

#6879aa Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #6879aa the same way. For those with color blindness, #6879aa might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #6879aa looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #6879aa is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #6879aa looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #6879aa will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #6879aa is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #6879aa would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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