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Windy Blue (SW 6240) Sherwin Williams - Paint Color


Color Name: Windy Blue (SW 6240)
Hex Color Code: #AABAC6
RGB Color Code: RGB(170, 186, 198)
CMYK Values*: 14.1%, 6.1%, 0.0%, 22.4%






What color is Windy Blue (SW 6240)?

Windy Blue (SW 6240) color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code (color number) for Windy Blue (SW 6240) is #AABAC6, and the RGB color code is RGB(170, 186, 198).

In the RGB color model, Windy Blue (SW 6240) has a red value of 170, a green value of 186, and a blue value of 198. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 14.1% cyan, 6.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 22.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.7° (degrees), 19.7 % saturation, and 72.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Windy Blue (SW 6240) has a hue of 205.7° (degrees), 14.1 % saturation and 77.6 % brightness/value.

Windy Blue (SW 6240) is cool or warm?

The color Windy Blue (SW 6240) is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Windy Blue (SW 6240)?

Windy Blue (SW 6240) has an LRV of nearly 48. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV), indicates how light or dark a color will look on a scale of 0 (black) to 100 (white).





Color Codes - Color Space Conversions


Windy Blue (SW 6240) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB

RGBA - RGB(170, 186, 198)

Red 170 (66.7%)
Green 186 (72.9%)
Blue 198 (77.6%)
Alpha 1 (100.0%)

HSL

Hue 205.71°
Saturation 19.72 %.
Lightness 72.16 %.
HWB H: 205.71°
W: 66.67 %
B: 22.35 %
LRV ~ 47.7 %
Munsell Color System 3B 7.3/1.7
XYZ X : 44.33
Y : 47.74
Z : 60.3
YXY Y1 : 47.74
X : 0.29
Y2 : 0.31
CMY C : 33.33%
M : 27.06%
Y : 22.35%

CMYK

Cyan 14.14%
Magenta 6.06%
Yellow 0.00%
Key 22.35%

HSV/HSB

Hue 205.71°
Saturation 14.14 %.
Brightness / Value 77.65 %.
CIE-Lab L : 74.66
A : -3.03
B : -7.93
CIE-Lch L : 74.66
C : 8.49
H : 249.1
CIE-Luv L : 74.66
U : -9.2
V : -11.55
Hunter-Lab L : 69.09
A : -6.4
B : -3.38








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#AABAC6
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Color Combinations


View more Windy Blue (SW 6240) - #AABAC6 color palettes and color scheme combinations


Windy Blue (SW 6240) aabac6 Monochromatic Color Palette
566F81
6D889D
8BA1B2
AABAC6
C9D3DA
E7ECEF
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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Windy Blue (SW 6240) aabac6 Analogous Color Palette
AAC6B6
AAC6C4
AABAC6
AAACC6
B6AAC6
Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Windy Blue (SW 6240) aabac6 triadic Color Palette
AABAC6
C6AABA
BAC6AA
Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Windy Blue (SW 6240) aabac6 tetradic Color Palette
AABAC6
C4AAC6
C6B6AA
ACC6AA
Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

AABAC6
B2C1CC
BBC8D1
C4CFD7
CCD6DD
D4DCE2
DDE3E8
E6EAEE
EEF1F4
F6F8F9
FFFFFF
AABAC6
99A7B2
88959E
77828B
667077
555D63
444A4F
33383B
222528
111314
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Windy Blue (SW 6240) - #AABAC6 Color Images and Patterns


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