What color is #707FBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #707FBF?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 191: 112 red, 127 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707FBF?

The complementary color is #BFB070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707FBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707FBF color

#707FBF rgb(112, 127, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707FBF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 74.9% blue (112, 127, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#707FBF color codes

HEX	`#707FBF`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.43, 11, -35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.43, 36.93, 287.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.673, 22.384, 52.353)`
Decimal	`7372735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707FBF, 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 #707FBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707FBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #707FBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707fbf; }
.text { color: #707fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707fbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707fbf, #8970bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #707FBF?: #707FBF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707FBF?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 191: 112 red, 127 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707FBF?: The complementary color is #BFB070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707FBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.