Information about #70709D color

#70709D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#70709D falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(112, 112, 157) — 43.9% red, 43.9% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 18 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#70709D presents itself as a calm, restrained blue — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Stained Red (#78779B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rhythm (#777696) and Scampi (#6F63A0).

In RGB terms — rgb(112, 112, 157) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #70709D: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #70709D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#70709D color variations

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

#70709D 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 #70709D

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

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Deluge color link
Deluge

#7563A8

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

LuLu color link
LuLu

#637F95

Grayish Blue color link
Grayish Blue

#7D7DA8

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#70709D
  • RGB112, 112, 157
  • CMYK18, 18, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(112, 112, 157)
  • HSL240°, 19%, 53%
  • HSL Precise240°, 18.672%, 52.745%
  • HSV240°, 29%, 62%
  • HSB240°, 29%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.439, 0.439, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.439, 0.439, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.439, 0.439, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID70709D
  • DECIMAL ID7368861
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01