Exploring the Color #6673AA

#6673AA sits at 229° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 29% saturation and 53% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 102, 115, 170 produces a 4.60:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6673AA is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 37 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, 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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