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#6A819E Bay View

#6A819E is a medium, muted blue named Bay View. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(106, 129, 158)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 21% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black. #6A819E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.25:1.

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Variations of #6A819E

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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#6A819E 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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#6A819E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #6A819E 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 #717D9D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #77829F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #73819F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #717D9D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F7E9E
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5A878B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #658495
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A8088

#6A819E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.00:1 Poor#6A819E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.25:1 Good#6A819E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#6A819E in CSS

/* Bay View */
.color { color: #6A819E; }
.background { background-color: #6A819E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #6A819E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(106 129 158);
color: hsl(213 21% 52%);
color: oklch(0.596 0.052 254.4);

#6A819E FAQ

What color is #6A819E?

#6A819E is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Bay View. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #6A819E?

#6A819E is rgb(106, 129, 158) in RGB, hsl(213, 21%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 38%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #6A819E?

The complementary color of #6A819E is #9E876A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #6A819E?

Black text has the best contrast on #6A819E: 5.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #6A819E a warm or cool color?

#6A819E is a cool color.