#706DA2
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #706DA2
#706DA2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 43% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Slate Gray (ΔE 18.7); Slate Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9FA26D — a moss tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #706DA2 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.77:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.77:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #706DA2?
#706DA2 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 43% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #706DA2?
Use white text. White on #706DA2 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #706DA2?
Its complementary colour is #9FA26D, and analogous partners are #6D85A2 and #8B6DA2.