Palettes / Colors / #70899E

#70899E — Dusty Blue

#70899E is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#70899E 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 #9E8570; it also sits naturally between #709E9C and #70739E. 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 54% · Blue 62%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #70899E

.text { color: #70899E; }
.background { background-color: #70899E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70899E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 137, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 19%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70899E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 137, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70899E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 137, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#70899E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#70899E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9E8570:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #70899E: #000000.

How #70899E 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 #70899E 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

← #70899D  ·  #70899F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #70899E?

#70899E is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 112, 137, 158). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #70899E?

#70899E is RGB 112, 137, 158 — HSL 207°, 19%, 53% — CMYK 29%, 13%, 0%, 38%.

What colors go with #70899E?

Its complement is #9E8570; analogous partners are #709E9C and #70739E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70899E for text?

Black text on #70899E has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.65:1.