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#70AED2 — Muted Blue

#70AED2 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #70AED2 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.

#70AED2 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 #D29470; it also sits naturally between #70D2C5 and #707DD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#70AED2 · RGB 112, 174, 210

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Color values

HEX#70AED2
RGB112, 174, 210
HSL202°, 52%, 63%
HSV202°, 47%, 82%
CMYK47%, 17%, 0%, 18%
XYZ33.45, 38.37, 66.62
Yxy38.37, 0.2416, 0.2772
CIE-Lab68.29, -10.31, -24.45
Hunter Lab61.94, -8.84, -24.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #70AED2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #70AED2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #70AED2

.text { color: #70AED2; }
.background { background-color: #70AED2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #70AED2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 174, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 52%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #70AED2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 174, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #70AED2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 174, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#70AED2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#70AED2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #70AED2

#58A1CA#4193C3#3783AE#307197#2A6384#22516D#1B4055#142E3E#0C1D27#050C10

Tints of #70AED2

#7BB4D5#8BBDDA#96C4DE#A2CAE2#B1D3E7#BDDAEA#C9E0EE#D4E7F2#E4F0F6#EFF6FA

Tones of #70AED2

#76ACCB#7EAAC4#84A8BD#8CA6B5#92A4AF#9AA2A7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D29470:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.42:1 Fails
Against black text8.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #70AED2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #70AED2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #70AED2: ·

How #70AED2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8B8BC9Deuteranopia · #8783C7Tritanopia · #73C2C1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind blue 500 · #3B82F6Tailwind indigo 500 · #6366F1

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #70AED2 rather than the exact color:

Amber Zephyr
#77285D · #A8CA62 · #6CAECE · #EEDCE9
Palette 021526
#021526 · #03346E · #6EACDA · #E2E2B6
Silent Tempest
#7AB0D2 · #599ECA · #234D67 · #122E3F
Palette 78b3ce
#78B3CE · #C9E6F0 · #FBF8EF · #F96E2A
Palette Dff2eb
#DFF2EB · #B9E5E8 · #7AB2D3 · #4A628A
Electric Ruby Marble
#A76E37 · #CBA861 · #73A3D1 · #D4E2ED

Similar colors

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

#6CAECE#6EACDA#7AB0D2#78B3CE#7AB2D3#73A3D1#7AAACE#67B2D8#78B7D0#73A5CA#74B0DE#79B8D1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #70AED1  ·  #70AED3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #70AED2?

#70AED2 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 112, 174, 210). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #70AED2?

#70AED2 is RGB 112, 174, 210 — HSL 202°, 52%, 63% — CMYK 47%, 17%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #70AED2?

Its complement is #D29470; analogous partners are #70D2C5 and #707DD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #70AED2 for text?

Black text on #70AED2 has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.