Close to Glaucous

#6281B2

#6281B2 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 50.6% green, and 69.8% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6281B2 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#6281B2
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #6281B2?

#6281B2 is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 38.4% red, 50.6% green, and 69.8% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #6281B2 in RGB?

#6281B2 is rgb(98, 129, 178): 98 red, 129 green, and 178 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #6281B2 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(45, 28, 0, 30). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #6281B2?

PANTONE 2669 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #6281B2?

Its complement #987C4E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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