Quantum Blue Color

#6e799b

Quantum Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #918664
Complementary Color #9b8f6d
Color Shade: cool blue (225.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Quantum Blue Color Sample
Quantum Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e799b

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Quantum Blue Color. The Breathtaking color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called River Tour (#848b99) for more calm effect. Try Dusty Heather as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9b8f6d is the best complementary color to Quantum Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e799b complementary color is Gurkha, 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 Lynch are #6d8f9b and #796d9b. Thus found on the left and right of #6e799b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Quantum Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Quantum Blue palette consists of #8f9b6d and #9b796d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9b8f6d). Try Avocado and Toast colors in combination with #6e799b, 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 #6e799b offers a combination of yellow green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quantum Blue. Thus Highland and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Quantum Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Strikemaster, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e799b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange 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. Quantum Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9b8f6d) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b6d78 and #6d9b8f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e799b is made of 28% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Quantum Blue has a hue angle of 225.33°, a saturation of 18.37% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e799b is made of 17.64% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.

HEX #6e799b
RGB Decimal rgb(110,121,155)
RGB Percentage 28%, 31%, 40%
CMYK 17.64, 13.33, 0, 39.22
HSL hsl(225.33,18.37%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.33,29.03%,60.78%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.1015,4.0646,-19.6412)
XYZ xyz(19.1842,19.3563,33.7354)
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