Exploring the Color #6D7692

#6D7692 sits at 225° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 15% saturation and 50% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 109, 118, 146 produces a 4.66:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6D7692 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 28 units away from #808080. 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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