Skip to content

#706EED Color

#706EED is rgb(112, 110, 237) in RGB, hsl(241, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 54%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#706EED
HEX#706EED
RGBrgb(112, 110, 237)
HSLhsl(241, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(241, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.186 280)
LABlab(51.74% 27.62 -65.24)
LCHlch(51.74% 70.84 292.95)

What #706EED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #706EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 6.36Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.9Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.75Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 11Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 11.1Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 11.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#706EED Channel Values

How #706EED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 110 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.08:1 vs white · 5.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #706EED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #706EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #706EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #706EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#706EED
Complementary
#EBED6E
Analogous
#6EABED
Analogous
#B06EED
Triadic
#ED706E
Triadic
#6EED70
Split comp.
#EDB06E
Split comp.
#ABED6E

Tints & Shades of #706EED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8280EF
#9897F2
#AAA9F4
#BCBBF7
#CECDF9
#E4E4FC

Shades

#4845E8
#1F1CE3
#1A17BA
#13118D
#0E0C64
#08073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #706EED.

How #706EED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#706EED
Protanopia#6E6EED
Protanomaly#6F6EED
Deuteranopia#6F6FED
Deuteranomaly#6F6EED
Tritanopia#4D8787
Tritanomaly#5D7EB9
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #706EED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-706eed: #706EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #706EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-706eed': '#706EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.431, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_706eed">#706EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#706EED"

More Blue Colors

#706EED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#706EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #706EED?

#706EED is a light blue — rgb(112, 110, 237) in RGB and hsl(241, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #706EED?

#706EED is rgb(112, 110, 237) — red 112, green 110, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #706EED?

#706EED converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 54%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #706EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #706EED scores 4.08:1 against white and 5.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #706EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #706EED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 6.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #706EED in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.