What color is #704B77?

#704B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704B77?

The RGB value is 112, 75, 119: 112 red, 75 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704B77?

The complementary color is #52774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704B77 color

#704B77 rgb(112, 75, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #704B77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 29.4% green and 46.7% blue (112, 75, 119).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#704B77 color codes

HEX	`#704B77`
RGB	`rgb(112, 75, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 29.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 23.86, -18.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 30.44, 321.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.528, 9.809, 18.683)`
Decimal	`7359351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704B77, 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 #704B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #704B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704b77; }
.text { color: #704b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 75 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704b77, #774b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #704B77?: #704B77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704B77?: The RGB value is 112, 75, 119: 112 red, 75 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704B77?: The complementary color is #52774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.