What color is #707EBF?

#707EBF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707EBF?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 191: 112 red, 126 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707EBF?

The complementary color is #BFB170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707EBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707EBF color

#707EBF rgb(112, 126, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707EBF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 74.9% blue (112, 126, 191).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#707EBF color codes

HEX	`#707EBF`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.16, 11.6, -35.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.16, 37.51, 288.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.544, 22.127, 52.31)`
Decimal	`7372479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707EBF, 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 #707EBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707EBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	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 #707EBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707ebf; }
.text { color: #707ebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707ebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707ebf, #8a70bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #707EBF?: #707EBF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707EBF?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 191: 112 red, 126 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707EBF?: The complementary color is #BFB170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707EBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.