What color is #673F70?

#673F70 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673F70?

The RGB value is 103, 63, 112: 103 red, 63 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673F70?

The complementary color is #48703F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673F70 color

#673F70 rgb(103, 63, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673F70 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.7% green and 43.9% blue (103, 63, 112).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#673F70 color codes

HEX	`#673F70`
RGB	`rgb(103, 63, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 44%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 44%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.15, 26.47, -21.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.15, 34, 321.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.295, 7.609, 16.252)`
Decimal	`6766448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673F70, 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 #673F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #673F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673f70; }
.text { color: #673f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 63 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673f70, #703f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #673F70?: #673F70 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673F70?: The RGB value is 103, 63, 112: 103 red, 63 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673F70?: The complementary color is #48703F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.