What color is #703A74?

#703A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703A74?

The RGB value is 112, 58, 116: 112 red, 58 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703A74?

The complementary color is #3E743A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703A74 color

#703A74 rgb(112, 58, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #703A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 22.7% green and 45.5% blue (112, 58, 116).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#703A74 color codes

HEX	`#703A74`
RGB	`rgb(112, 58, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 22.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 50%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 33.19, -23.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 40.58, 324.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.347, 7.732, 17.414)`
Decimal	`7354996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703A74, 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 #703A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #703A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703a74; }
.text { color: #703a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 58 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703a74, #743a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #703A74?: #703A74 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703A74?: The RGB value is 112, 58, 116: 112 red, 58 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703A74?: The complementary color is #3E743A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.