What color is #605070?

#605070 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605070?

The RGB value is 96, 80, 112: 96 red, 80 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605070?

The complementary color is #607050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605070 color

#605070 rgb(96, 80, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605070 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 31.4% green and 43.9% blue (96, 80, 112).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#605070 color codes

HEX	`#605070`
RGB	`rgb(96, 80, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 31.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, 13.5, -15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 20.85, 310.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.617, 9.394, 16.58)`
Decimal	`6312048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605070, 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 #605070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #605070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605070; }
.text { color: #605070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 80 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605070, #705070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605070?: #605070 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605070?: The RGB value is 96, 80, 112: 96 red, 80 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605070?: The complementary color is #607050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.