What color is #706F87?

#706F87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F87?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 135: 112 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F87?

The complementary color is #86876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706F87 color

#706F87 rgb(112, 111, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #706F87 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (112, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 10% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#706F87 color codes

HEX	`#706F87`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 10%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.7, 5.67, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.7, 14.19, 293.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.739, 16.563, 25.232)`
Decimal	`7368583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F87, 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 #706F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #706F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f87; }
.text { color: #706f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f87, #7c6f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #706F87?: #706F87 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F87?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 135: 112 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F87?: The complementary color is #86876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.