What color is #704F79?

#704F79 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 #704F79?

The RGB value is 112, 79, 121: 112 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704F79?

The complementary color is #58794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704F79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704F79 color

#704F79 rgb(112, 79, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #704F79 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 31% green and 47.5% blue (112, 79, 121).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#704F79 color codes

HEX	`#704F79`
RGB	`rgb(112, 79, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 31%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.58, 21.88, -18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.58, 28.63, 319.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.929, 10.418, 19.415)`
Decimal	`7360377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704F79, 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 #704F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#704F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #704F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704f79; }
.text { color: #704f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 79 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704f79, #794f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #704F79?: #704F79 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 #704F79?: The RGB value is 112, 79, 121: 112 red, 79 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704F79?: The complementary color is #58794F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704F79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.