What color is #703175?

#703175 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703175?

The RGB value is 112, 49, 117: 112 red, 49 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703175?

The complementary color is #367531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703175?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703175 color

#703175 rgb(112, 49, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #703175 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 19.2% green and 45.9% blue (112, 49, 117).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#703175 color codes

HEX	`#703175`
RGB	`rgb(112, 49, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 19.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 58%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.64, 38.26, -26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.64, 46.7, 325.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.991, 6.926, 17.584)`
Decimal	`7352693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703175, 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 #703175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #703175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703175; }
.text { color: #703175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 49 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703175, #753158); }

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Questions

What color is #703175?: #703175 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703175?: The RGB value is 112, 49, 117: 112 red, 49 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703175?: The complementary color is #367531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703175?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.