Palettes / Colors / #707196

#707196 — Dusty Blue

#707196 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #707196 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#707196 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #95946F; it also sits naturally between #6F8395 and #816F95. 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 59%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #707196

.text { color: #707196; }
.background { background-color: #707196; }
.border { border: 3px solid #707196; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 113, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 15%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #707196; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 113, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #707196; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 113, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#707196">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#707196">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95946F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #707196: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #707196

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #707196 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 #707196 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 #707196?

#707196 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 112, 113, 150). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #707196?

#707196 is RGB 112, 113, 150 — HSL 238°, 15%, 51% — CMYK 25%, 25%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #707196?

Its complement is #95946F; analogous partners are #6F8395 and #816F95. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #707196 for text?

White text on #707196 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.