What color is #704365?

#704365 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704365?

The RGB value is 112, 67, 101: 112 red, 67 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704365?

The complementary color is #43704E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704365 color

#704365 rgb(112, 67, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #704365 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 26.3% green and 39.6% blue (112, 67, 101).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#704365 color codes

HEX	`#704365`
RGB	`rgb(112, 67, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 26.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 24.97, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 27.61, 334.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.038, 8.399, 13.349)`
Decimal	`7357285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704365, 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 #704365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #704365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704365; }
.text { color: #704365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 67 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704365, #70434e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #704365?: #704365 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704365?: The RGB value is 112, 67, 101: 112 red, 67 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704365?: The complementary color is #43704E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.