#706e8d

Color #706e8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#706e8d

RGB

rgb(112, 110, 141)

HSL

hsl(243.9, 12.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.9, 22%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 22%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(47.65, 7.72, -16.66)

LCH

lch(47.65, 18.36, 294.86)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0478, 287.64)

HWB

hwb(243.9, 43.1%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d6e

Analogous

#6e7b8d

#706e8d

#7f6e8d

Triadic

#706e8d

#8d706e

#6e8d70

Split-complementary

#706e8d

#8d7f6e

#7b8d6e

Tetradic

#706e8d

#8d6e8b

#8b8d6e

#6e8d70

Square

#706e8d

#8d6e7b

#8b8d6e

#6e8d7f

Shades

Color #706e8d mixed toward black.

#5d5c76

#4b495e

#383747

#25252f

#131218

Tints

Color #706e8d mixed toward white.

#8786a0

#9f9eb3

#b7b6c6

#cfced9

#e7e7ec

Tones

Color #706e8d mixed toward gray.

#72708a

#747388

#777685

#797883

#7b7b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.3:1

White text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6f86 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#6f6f85 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#70817f · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #706e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#706e8d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#706e8d (#706e8d) is rgb(112, 110, 141) in RGB.

No, #706e8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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