What color is #70237F?

#70237F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70237F?

The RGB value is 112, 35, 127: 112 red, 35 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70237F?

The complementary color is #327F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70237F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70237F color

#70237F rgb(112, 35, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70237F is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 13.7% green and 49.8% blue (112, 35, 127).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 72% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Siren (#662288), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#70237F color codes

HEX	`#70237F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 35, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 13.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 72%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 72%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.86, 46.82, -35.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.86, 59, 322.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.113, 6.18, 20.682)`
Decimal	`7349119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70237F, 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 #70237F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70237F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #70237F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70237f; }
.text { color: #70237f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70237f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 35 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70237f, #7f2360); }

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Questions

What color is #70237F?: #70237F is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70237F?: The RGB value is 112, 35, 127: 112 red, 35 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70237F?: The complementary color is #327F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70237F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.