Information about #70848C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#70848C falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(112, 132, 140) — 43.9% red, 51.8% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 3 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #70848C reads as a softly toned steel-blue azure and 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 a hair away from Steel Grey (#6F828A). Slightly further away sit Alexandra's Eyes (#73888C) and Slate Gray (#708090).

The recipe behind #70848C is rgb(112, 132, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #70848C: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#70848C color variations

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#70848C 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 #70848C

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

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Gothic color link
Gothic

#698890

Steel color link
Steel

#738595

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

Gumbo color link
Gumbo

#718F8A

#70848C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#70848C
  • RGB112, 132, 140
  • CMYK11, 3, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(112, 132, 140)
  • HSL197°, 11%, 49%
  • HSL Precise197.143°, 11.111%, 49.412%
  • HSV197°, 20%, 55%
  • HSB197°, 20%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.439, 0.518, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.439, 0.518, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.439, 0.518, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID70848C
  • DECIMAL ID7373964
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01