What color is #70476E?

#70476E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70476E?

The RGB value is 112, 71, 110: 112 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70476E?

The complementary color is #477049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70476E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70476E color

#70476E rgb(112, 71, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70476E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 27.8% green and 43.1% blue (112, 71, 110).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Purple Passion (#784674), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#70476E color codes

HEX	`#70476E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 71, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 27.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 24.36, -15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 28.82, 327.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.75, 9.078, 15.882)`
Decimal	`7358318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70476E, 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 #70476E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70476E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #70476E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70476e; }
.text { color: #70476e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70476e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 71 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70476e, #704759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #70476E?: #70476E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70476E?: The RGB value is 112, 71, 110: 112 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70476E?: The complementary color is #477049, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70476E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.