Grey Blue Color
Grey Blue is a blue color with hex code #6B8BA4. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with grey blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Grey Blue Color Values
What Does Grey Blue Mean?
Grey Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Grey Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Grey Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: pale purplish blue, #8C92AC). It is also known as Stormy Strait Grey.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Grey Blue
Grey Blue and #A4836A are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #6AA4A0 and #6A6EA4, which sit beside grey blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair grey blue with triadic partners #A46A8B and #8BA46A. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Bermuda Grey —
#6B8BA2(Delta E 1) - Hoki —
#65869F(Delta E 2) - Blue/grey —
#758DA3(Delta E 3) - Horizon —
#5A87A0(Delta E 4) - Greyish Blue —
#5E819D(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #6B8BA4; }
.background { background-color: #6B8BA4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6B8BA4; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #6B8BA440; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for grey blue?
Grey Blue has the hex code #6B8BA4. In RGB notation it is rgb(107, 139, 164), in HSL it is hsl(206, 24%, 53%), and its OKLCH value is 0.622, 0.052, 242.2.
What does the color grey blue mean?
Blue-family colors like grey blue carry distinct psychological associations. Grey Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Grey Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with grey blue?
Grey Blue has three easy routes: its complement #A4836A for punch, its neighbors #6AA4A0 and #6A6EA4 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A46A8B and #8BA46A when you want energy.
Is grey blue a standard web color?
No — Grey Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #6B8BA4 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make grey blue lighter or darker?
To lighten grey blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E6EBEF (lightest tint) to #11181C (darkest shade).
About Grey Blue
Grey Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has alternative names including Stormy Strait Grey. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #6B8BA4 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.