Close to Blue Gray
#709ADE
#709ADE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 60.4% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 63% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #709ADE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.85:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.37:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.85:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.37:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #709ADE as they’d see it.
#709ADE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #709ADE
What color is #709ADE?
#709ADE is a light, rich blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 60.4% green, and 87.1% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 63% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #709ADE in RGB?
#709ADE is rgb(112, 154, 222): 112 red, 154 green, and 222 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #709ADE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(50, 31, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #709ADE?
PANTONE 7457 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #709ADE?
Its complement #B99354 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.