Regal Azure Color

#6a76af

Regal Azure is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #958950
Complementary Color #afa36a
Color Shade: cool blue (229.57° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.1% (better contrasting with white)
Regal Azure Color Sample
Regal Azure Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a76af

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Regal Azure Color. The Luxury color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Carriage Ride (#8a8dc4) for more energetic effect. Try Safflowerish Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afa36a is the best complementary color to Regal Azure. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a76af complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #6a98af and #806aaf. Thus found on the left and right of #6a76af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Deluge colors as they work well with Regal Azure.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Regal Azure palette consists of #98af6a and #af806a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afa36a). Try Green Smoke and Sandal colors in combination with #6a76af, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #6a76af offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Regal Azure. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Regal Azure contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a76af square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Regal Azure tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#afa36a) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af6a75 and #6aafa3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a76af is made of 27% red, 30% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Regal Azure has a hue angle of 229.57°, a saturation of 30.13% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a76af is made of 27.06% cyan, 22.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #6a76af
RGB Decimal rgb(106,118,175)
RGB Percentage 27%, 30%, 44%
CMYK 27.06, 22.36, 0, 31.37
HSL hsl(229.57,30.13%,55.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(229.57,39.43%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.8229,10.1573,-31.7326)
XYZ xyz(20.1602,19.1162,43.1847)
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