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#6794DE closest to Blue Bay

#6794DE is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Blue Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 58.0% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(103, 148, 222)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 64% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 54% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #6794DE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.87:1.

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Variations of #6794DE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#6794DE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#6794DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6794DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #688EDC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #769AE1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7297E0
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #688EDC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6991DD
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #23A4AF
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #569BCA
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #939393
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A94AA

#6794DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.06:1 Poor#6794DE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.87:1 Good#6794DE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6794DE in CSS

/* Blue Bay */
.color { color: #6794DE; }
.background { background-color: #6794DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6794DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(103 148 222);
color: hsl(217 64% 64%);
color: oklch(0.666 0.121 260.0);

#6794DE FAQ

What color is #6794DE?

#6794DE is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6794DE?

#6794DE is rgb(103, 148, 222) in RGB, hsl(217, 64%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(54%, 33%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6794DE?

The complementary color of #6794DE is #DEB167, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6794DE?

Black text has the best contrast on #6794DE: 6.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6794DE a warm or cool color?

#6794DE is a cool color.