#6A819EBay View (#6A819E) is a mid-tone, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 254°, lightness 0.6 and chroma 0.052. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6A819E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 129, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 21%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 33%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(53.2 -1.1 -18.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.596 0.052 254) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bay View shifts subtly: leans toward purple; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#717e94 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#6f829b — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#6a819e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6a82a0 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Bay View in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 4:1 and against black 5.25:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c5d8f0 · #9cb1cb · #6a819e · #516680 · #31445a · #142437
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7bacbe · #6a97b6 · #6a819e · #5e6c96 · #59577f · #524467
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c9b0e3 · #a398b0 · #6a819e · #496486 · #304866 · #32273d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d7e8ff · #dcb989 · #6a819e · #57606c · #324357 · #1d2632
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f6f1ea · #949ba3 · #6a819e · #686460 · #242a33 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f3ff · #c1ccda · #6a819e · #1c2b3e · #00091b · #f4b14b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2d6b1 · #e09e77 · #6a819e · #4c5690 · #492c2e · #0d0725
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fbf0e2 · #bb8f7c · #6a819e · #6c6731 · #431e0c · #040300
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedee · #bc8b8f · #6a819e · #536f42 · #1b300d · #090001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feecf5 · #b68ca3 · #6a819e · #7e5e31 · #003321 · #130700
#7F94AE · #94A7BE · #AABACE · #C1CEDE · #D7E2EF
#566A84 · #42546B · #2F3F53 · #1E2B3C · #0D1826
#6F8198 · #738091 · #78808A
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.