What color is #701D76?

#701D76 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #701D76?

The RGB value is 112, 29, 118: 112 red, 29 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #701D76?

The complementary color is #23761D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #701D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#701D76 color

#701D76 rgb(112, 29, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #701D76 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 11.4% green and 46.3% blue (112, 29, 118).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 61% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Hello Darkness My Old Friend (#802280), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#701D76 color codes

HEX	`#701D76`
RGB	`rgb(112, 29, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 11.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 61%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 75%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 75%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.46, 47.42, -32.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.46, 57.46, 325.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.391, 5.632, 17.676)`
Decimal	`7347574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #701D76, 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 #701D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#701D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #701D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #701d76; }
.text { color: #701d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #701d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 29 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #701d76, #761d4f); }

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Questions

What color is #701D76?: #701D76 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Hello Darkness My Old Friend. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #701D76?: The RGB value is 112, 29, 118: 112 red, 29 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #701D76?: The complementary color is #23761D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #701D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.