Information about #706F8A color

#706F8A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#706F8A falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(112, 111, 138) — 43.9% red, 43.5% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 11 / 0 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #706F8A carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Waterloo (#727282). Slightly further away sit Skeletony (#777887) and Sunset-stone-equanimity-natalie (#656A88).

In RGB terms — rgb(112, 111, 138) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #706F8A: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#706F8A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#706F8A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #706F8A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#706F8A
  • RGB112, 111, 138
  • CMYK10, 11, 0, 46
  • CSSrgb(112, 111, 138)
  • HSL242°, 11%, 49%
  • HSL Precise242.222°, 10.843%, 48.824%
  • HSV242°, 20%, 54%
  • HSB242°, 20%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.439, 0.435, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.439, 0.435, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.439, 0.435, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID706F8A
  • DECIMAL ID7368586
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01