What color is #702963?

#702963 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Byzantium?

The RGB value is 112, 41, 99: 112 red, 41 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Byzantium?

The complementary color is #297036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #702963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Byzantium color: hex code #702963

#702963 rgb(112, 41, 99)

Shades of purple

Byzantium has the hex code #702963. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 16.1% green and 38.8% blue (112, 41, 99).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

Byzantium (#702963) color codes

HEX	`#702963`
RGB	`rgb(112, 41, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 16.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, 38.87, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 43.28, 333.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.727, 5.932, 12.435)`
Decimal	`7350627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Byzantium, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #702963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#702963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #702963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #702963; }
.text { color: #702963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #702963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 41 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #702963, #702940); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #702963 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #702963?: #702963 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Byzantium?: The RGB value is 112, 41, 99: 112 red, 41 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Byzantium?: The complementary color is #297036, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #702963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.