What color is #70689F?

#70689F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70689F?

The RGB value is 112, 104, 159: 112 red, 104 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70689F?

The complementary color is #979F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70689F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70689F color

#70689F rgb(112, 104, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #70689F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.8% green and 62.4% blue (112, 104, 159).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#70689F color codes

HEX	`#70689F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 104, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 35%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.77, 15.96, -28.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.77, 32.8, 299.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.889, 15.848, 34.911)`
Decimal	`7366815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70689F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #70689F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70689F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #70689F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70689f; }
.text { color: #70689f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70689f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 104 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70689f, #8b689f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #70689F?: #70689F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70689F?: The RGB value is 112, 104, 159: 112 red, 104 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70689F?: The complementary color is #979F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70689F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.