Exploring the Color #6196B6

#6196B6 sits at 203° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 37% saturation and 55% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 97, 150, 182 produces a 6.55:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6196B6 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 34 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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