Palettes / Colors / #7070DB

#7070DB — Blue

#7070DB is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#7070DB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DBDB70; it also sits naturally between #70A6DB and #A670DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 44% · Blue 86%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #7070DB

.text { color: #7070DB; }
.background { background-color: #7070DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7070DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 112, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7070DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 112, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7070DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 112, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7070DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7070DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDB70:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7070DB: #000000.

How #7070DB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #7070DB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #7070DB?

#7070DB is Blue, a blue color (RGB 112, 112, 219). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7070DB?

#7070DB is RGB 112, 112, 219 — HSL 240°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 49%, 49%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #7070DB?

Its complement is #DBDB70; analogous partners are #70A6DB and #A670DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7070DB for text?

Black text on #7070DB has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.