What color is #707FA8?

#707FA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707FA8?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 168: 112 red, 127 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707FA8?

The complementary color is #A89970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707FA8 color

#707FA8 rgb(112, 127, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707FA8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 65.9% blue (112, 127, 168).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#707FA8 color codes

HEX	`#707FA8`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, 4.58, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 24.02, 280.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.337, 21.45, 40.054)`
Decimal	`7372712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707FA8, 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 #707FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #707FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707fa8; }
.text { color: #707fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707fa8, #7d70a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #707FA8?: #707FA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707FA8?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 168: 112 red, 127 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707FA8?: The complementary color is #A89970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.