Blue Gray (#6699CC)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.00:1 — vs black: 6.99:1

Color values

  • HEX #6699CC
  • RGB rgb(102, 153, 204)
  • HSL hsl(210, 50%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 50, 25, 0, 20 )
  • Websafe #6699CC

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6699CC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
Brown Yellow
#CC9966
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
#66CCCC
#6666CC
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
#CC6699
#99CC66
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
Fuzzy Wuzzy
#CC6666
#CCCC66
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
#CC66CC
Brown Yellow
#CC9966
#66CC66
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Blue Gray
#6699CC Base
#264D73
#3973AC
#4785C2
#85ADD6
#9FBFDF
#D9E6F2
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Blue Gray, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#060D13
#14293D
#224567
#306191
#3E7DBB
Blue Gray #6699CC Base
#81ABD5
#9CBDDE
#B6CFE7
#D1E0F0
#ECF2F9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #6699CC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #6699CC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #6699CC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #6699CC;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #6699CC,
        #E6CCB3
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #6699CC,
        #E6CCB3
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$blue-gray: #6699CC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$blue-gray-r: 102;
$blue-gray-g: 153;
$blue-gray-b: 204;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $blue-gray;
    color: rgba($blue-gray-r, $blue-gray-g, $blue-gray-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Blue Gray appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #6699CC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #8D8DCD Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #9494CC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #57A1A1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #959595 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Blue Gray ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Blue Gray #6699CC Base
Cerulean Frost #6D9BC3 ΔE 2.10
Little Boy Blue #6CA0DC ΔE 2.75
Dark Pastel Blue #779ECB ΔE 3.00
United Nations Blue #5B92E5 ΔE 3.73

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.